Randi: He was SO excited you wouldn’t believe it. You would think we told him he would be spending the entire day eating chocolate ice cream instead of learning another language. He loves his teacher and feels so ready to face the school year. And yep, you’ve got it, Cindy and I need to step up our game or face the reality of constantly being outwitted by our offspring.

Janice: He was so so so thrilled. He adores his teacher and said that he didn’t have any difficulty understanding what she wanted him to do. That was the biggest relief since the first days of kindergarten are already a transition without the added variable of a second language. I know what you mean about their size too, both our progeny look like they added at least a handful of inches.

Marilyn: Thanks, Marylin. It did have its own bit of magic.

Cindy: No kidding, my lady. We should start watching the Simpsons in Spanish. One a night, we’ll be fluent by the end of the school year. What do you say?

Jeb: I loved this comment, Jeb. It was my absolute pleasure.

Laurie: I would gladly get you lunch Laurie, and I’m sure you would have been a sterling teacher for my only son. : > )

Hayden: That is just too too sweet, Hayden. That totally made my Sunday when that comment came in. Tell your husband I said thank you for the interest.

Trina: I hope it is filled with all three of those in equal measure. Thanks Trina, I’m thrilled you like reading my experiences. That’s the kind of thing that gives the writing purpose, beyond getting it out of my head and onto the page.

Every once in a while he’ll ask me a question about “the blog with the kids” and what you’re all up to.

I think it’s because he was in the room with me each time I’ve watched the videos with Max and Mia. They were so adorable, they were so interesting and funny, that out of everything I follow – he actually remembers them the best.

Thanks for getting me thinking, of you and yours, yes, but of me and mine as well. And of paths yet to travel that may, one day, bring us back ’round to the best of times.

My son has loved the transition to high school and looks about two feet taller!

Now Mia will have a cohort to speak Spanish with when she doesn’t want the folks to know what they’re talking about–heh heh heh. :)

Unfortunately, my son approached the first day of school the way the rest of us would approach a coffin. No matter how exciting the teacher, there’s still that “four walls” thing that drives him nuts.

Well that’s two Maxs who have enjoyed, and survived their school beginnings. Our experience reads very similar to you, bigger smile at the end of the day, but no protestations about not going again. Great stuff.