Looking at the End of an Era

  The school year is almost over and that means Summer fun. It also means next year J will be in kindergarten and E will be in her last year of preschool. We're near the end of a time where we do everything together. Next year will be the first time the girls will be in separate schools with different schedules. I don't know how it will go.

For almost four years the girls have done everything together: birthdays, doctor's appointments, sleeping, quiet times, meals. They play, they fight, they giggle together. And next year it will change. 

It will be interesting to see how the girls adapt. J has always been fairly independent--she taught herself how to get dressed at about 18 months--while E has been more shy and a follower. I'm hoping the time apart will temper J's bossy boots tendencies and increase E's confidence and independence. 

On the other hand, it will be nice to have some individual time with each girl. J doesn't remember any time before E and E has always had to go along with everything J wanted to do.  I'm hoping for a chance to get to know each of them a bit better before they really start to grow up.

Yes, it will be crazy. But I'm sure it will be totally worth it.