Today I take my little girl to her first official day of preschool. Chris is out of town for work so I need to buck up and put on a happy face for Addie.

It’s not that I’m unhappy; she is thrilled and LOVES preschool so much it’s easy to be thrilled for her. I just have this little bunch of nerves in my stomach that won’t leave me alone. There are just a few tears that are hiding deep behind my eyes that don’t want to come out and see the light of day. But they’re there.

And she keeps telling me she misses her daddy; that she wants him here.  Which makes me want to cry because I want him here too.  But then she runs off to watch the Cat in the Hat and is happy as can be and I’m left with a lump in my throat.

I’ll be fine, she’ll be fine, we’ll all be fine. I just can’t believe we’re here already – I hope the rest doesn’t go too fast.