Once a month, we get to write a blog post about a subject that is picked by one of the Etsyblogger team members! There is always an interesting selection.

I picked School time! What is your favorite memory from kindergarten or taking your kids to kindergarten?

Who can remember back that far – as far as my own kindergarten experience. However, I do remember when my youngest started kindergarten. My oldest daughter, started school in the Azores, where we were stationed back in the 1970′s. My youngest daughter was born there!

By the time we left the Azores, in 1976 – my oldest had started school – and I don’t remember if that school had kindergarten like we do in the US.

When my youngest was old enough to go the kindergarten, we were living in a small community, where the school was within walking distance. And of course, as a milestone, we walked – my daughters and me – to the school. Having seen her sister walk to school for 2-3 years, my youngest was chomping at the bit.

So, dressed in cool clothes, as it was still very hot for September, we started on our walk. Of course, my youngest wanted to skip – this was an exciting moment in her life, she was GOING TO SCHOOL!! My oldest felt that skipping was beneath her. But that’s ok, everyone walked or skipped the way they wanted…

Tears? Of course there were tears – on my part, not my daughter. My youngest was finally going to school. Not quite the empty nest syndrome, but close!

At mid day, the kindergarten class got out, and I was there waiting. And who met me? Why an excited little girl. With lots of information and stories to tell about what she did on her first day!

Most days we walked to the school and back. Other times, I drove them to and from school depending on the weather. It was an exciting time!

Sigh… to have some of those days back

Sandi