Can I just say it has been a long summer? Claire has been so ready for so long to start school but international preschools here were just way out of our budget. Now that she is starting kindergarten, we get tuition assistance (since she could go free in the States). We found what seems to be the perfect school for her, and after a week, she is still gloriously happy at the end of each day. There are 12 kids in the class, and the ones I've met so far are from the U.K., Belgium, Singapore, Germany, India and Thailand. She is the only American, as far as I know. Her teacher is from Australia.
It has just been a week when I am so happy to be a mother and at home. It makes all the difference to see your kids happy. Sylvie likes being in charge of her own activities and having a lot more of my attention. She plays with Paul who continues to be a hoot. And, she will sit or lay by Joel for a good ten minutes at a time keeping him cooing and smiling. I meet Claire in our lobby as she gets off the shuttle bus at the end of her day, and we have a little one-on-one time before we go back upstairs. To be honest, it is the first time I've wanted time to slow down a little, so I can linger in this stage of each of their lives.
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