Countdown

A couple of weeks ago I cut 21 strips from blue construction paper.  es and I decorated them with markers, crayons and stickers, then we made a chain.  Each day or so we remove links, counting down till the first day of pre-school, or daycare.  One week remains till she begins this new adventure.  I expect E will take her by the facility this week, to remind her of the space and the teachers she visited several months ago.  She begins attending next Monday, July 3.  A friend whose son also attends the school told us there will be a parade and ice cream to celebrate Independence Day.  What a strong way to start!  Then es won't go back till Friday, July 7, since her regular days (at least right now) will be Monday, Tuesday and Friday, and Tuesday is a holiday that week.  So she will have a slow beginning.  I don't know if that will help, but that's the way it is.  She has a new lunch box to take each day, since the school does not provide any food.

What will I do that Monday?  Perhaps some stitching while ec naps.