I think I am pouting...

I knew I had this figured out. Just like everything else I dread... it comes, it goes and then I am fine. This has totally taken me for a ride. I was strong, (ok somewhat strong), the first day of kindergarten, but now I am weak! She has gone 7 days and has loved every minute of it. She tells me who got in trouble and for what reason, who made faces at her in the bathroom (and as long as I "wouldn't get her in trouble," she would tell me if she made one back!!) She "accidentally" drinks chocolate milk for breakfast and lunch and she wants to wear tennis shoes every day so she can run with her friends and not get dirt in her shoes. BUT.... I miss her! I'm pouting because they get her everyday. Her sweet smile, her laughter, her funny faces, her energy. We have been lying down at night and talking, giggling and singing songs. She cried Friday morning because I didn't wake her with "Rise and Shine, and Give God the Glory." These will be my new joys and new ways of experiencing her. In just 2 weeks she has already said many things that sound so different than just a few short weeks ago. I wore a necklace of hers one day and she saw it on me and said, "Mommy, why are you wearing my necklace?" I said, "I thought it would be pretty." She said, "oh, you can keep it on. I didn't know you thought it would be pretty, I thought you just wanted to keep my necklace." So here's to trying to quit pouting, and once again be thankful for the opportunity to even be going through this....Reese starts school next week!!??