After three attempts to enroll Caden at the 'scuola per l'europa" in Parma and being told to come back because; no one speaks english; the person you need is gone; and the electricity is being worked on . . . I finally enrolled Caden on Monday the day before school started. On Tuesday morning Maury and I packed up the kids and left for school at 7:30 am (school starts at 8:30 but there is no parking at the school so you have to leave early in order to find a parking place). Caden woke up quite excited for the 'special' day. After using our Garmond to find the school we found a parking place right away and we waited with the rest of the students and parents until the doors to the school opened. Once the doors opened we all crammed through at once (this is so typical here :)) and walked our little ones up to class.
Straightaway we liked Caden's teacher - she seemed kind and patient (both nesecary qualitiess in dealing with our little "pirate"). Caden seemed fascinated by the classroom- he found a book about sea creatures . . . Maury and I could have left and he never would have noticed! We spoke with the teacher a little more (gave her our phone numbers because the information that we gave to the office had not made it to her) and said our goodbyes to our little, big boy! He did not seem concerned with our leaving one bit.
The kids in his class are from all over the world - I absolutely love that about his school. He is meeting kids who speak other languages, and have different customs and beliefs. My prayer for him is that through his experience at school he will become a person who is interested in and respects other cultures, and ways of "living life!"
Of course I cried a little on our drive home . . .
For me, this was the end of sleeping in and having some early morning freedom . . . as much as he is growing up I realize I had to as well. On hard days I have longed for the start of school. . . but now I dont feel quite ready . . .
(the picture is of when I picked Caden up from school)
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