Mystery solved!!!

So, do you remember about a month ago I blogged about Lily's friend, the mystery boy with the checkered shoes who always hugged her when he saw her at recess? And she drew a picture of him so I would know what he looks like?

WELL. Tonight at her school's (super fantastically awesome) Halloween dance, they found each other and I got to meet him and chat to his mom. We had both heard so much about each others' kids, and it was so great to finally clear up the mystery!

Lily had always insisted his name was Nicole, but I figured she just misheard Cole, and yes, his name is Cole, and he's in grade 5 (which means he'll be moving on to middle school next year, darn). His mom said we'd have to get a photo of them together before the end of the dance. Opportunity presented itself when some kid pulled the fire alarm and we all had to evacuate the gym (darn)... here's Cole and Lily!

Ok, I'll admit it

Tomorrow Lily has her first full day of Kindergarten, from 8:50 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. It just kind of hit me, and now I'm sitting here having a good cry. I know it's only 6 hours and 10 minutes, but the thought of all that time going by and me not knowing how she is doing or what she is doing or if she is okay and being treated well... it's all probably stuff I should not be thinking about late at night when I am supposed to be working.

Today she told me she got left behind in the playground at recess, so we went to talk to her teacher to get it cleared up, and when Lily told her teacher "I got left behind at recess," her teacher looked at her and said "What are you talking about?" I think her teacher seems nice but I really didn't like the way she said or worded that. Turned out, Lily and her buddy were some of the last to leave the playground, and it sounds like they didn't realize when it was time to come in, but they found each other and made it back to line up for when their teacher came out to get them (a different person is the lunch monitor I guess).

I am really going to miss her. I miss her already. I don't want to be without her for 6 hours, five days a week for the next how ever long. I don't even want to think about dropping her off tomorrow. 8:50 is going to come way too soon.