September 6, 2007
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Grandkids started kindergarten today
It is a big day for us and for the two of our older grandkids today. After finishing pre-school, they have started going to kindergarten effective today! They feel like grown-ups now. And they are proud because they are going to the same school as their mother where she eventually became the Class Valedictorian at the time of graduation. We wonder if they will also go to Harvard and Yale in the future as their parents did.
The occasion brought back memory. My wife and I were reminded of the first day when we said good-bye to our two and a half year old daughter at the gate of Shishu Bhavan, a Montessori school in Calcutta. Tears came to our eyes, but she did not cry. Instead she said, “You go home now.” Then she turned around and entered the school building completely unconcerned about us. We still remember that day. She completely baffled us. We actually expected her to cry!
Years have gone by. But it seems like it happened just the other day. My daughter is a grown up woman now — a young professional and mother of three kids.
Time will fly, we know. One day, these kids will enter college and then graduate from the college also. Then they will get married and have their own kids. The question is how many of these important events will we witness?
I better go and eat my vegetables. I want to live for at least another 25 years!
Comments (1)
Learned a new word from you today!
Xanthopsia refers to the predominance of yellow in vision due to a yellowing of the optic media of the eye. The most common cause is digoxin toxicity and the development of cataracts which can cause a yellow filtering effect.
Wow, cool. Maybe I have had xanthopsia all of my life.
The above post is delightful. They have big shoes to fill, as their mother was valedictorian! I loved what your daughter said, “You go home now”. You probably knew right then that she was going to be the star pupil. Wish the same for the grands!
Pat