Moving

Not only did we recently "move" our blog, but we are also moving into a new house very soon. I'm very excited, because the house is so much bigger and so much nicer. With the recent arrival of our new baby daughter we are in desperate need of more space. The new house is also only one block away from the school that my older children will be attending. I'll be able to walk them to and from school everyday, which I am so looking forward to. I also love the fact that I will be so close to them if I need to go there for any reason. The only downfall to this is that it is a different school from the one they are currently enrolled at.

We've juggled with the idea of letting them finish out the school year where they are now and I will just drive them to and from everyday. The problem is, it's about a 20 minute drive and what if they get sick at school and I need to go pick them up? or what if there is an emergency and I need to get there right away? and then, what if there is a lot of traffic and it takes me forever to get there? After weighing all the scenarios, we have decided that it is best if we switch them to the new school.

My son, who is in kindergarten, is excited to go to a new school. He is extremely outgoing and has never had a problem making friends. My second grader daughter is very upset and wants to stay at her current school. She is almost the polar opposite of my son, in that, she is shy and takes much longer to open up to new friends. I feel for her, I was a lot like her at that age, super shy and sometimes a bit of a loner in school. People who know me might not believe it. Tania, shy? ha! Well, I was and I still am, I have just learned over the years how to break through the shyness... and I also became of drinking age and well, a little beer definitely obliterates any shyness that might still linger. But, I digress. I'm not going to give my daughter a beer before her first day of school. haha. I've given her lots of advice on making friends and I praise her all the time to boost her confidence. I, however, never had to switch schools in the middle of the year and I'm not exactly sure how to make it a smooth transition for her.

We've done a couple things to try to make this a more positive change for her. The first thing we did was make a pros and cons list of going to a different school. Thankfully, we were able to make the pros side much longer and that did include her input. Like me at that age, she only has a few close friends at school, so it will be much easier to keep in contact with them and still get together for sleep overs and what not. But, still, I'm stuck. I know this is hard for her and I want to do everything I can to make and keep her happy. I hate that we have to move her to a different school, but it's just something we have to do. I know that kids are resilient and she will be okay in the long run. It's just so hard, as a mother, to see your child struggle or be unhappy. For now, I'll just keep being positive about the situation and hopefully it will rub off on her.

If anyone has any suggestions of how to make it easier for her, I would love to hear it.

p.s. If you haven't seen the movie "Moving" from the poster above, do yourself a huge favor and watch it at your earliest convenience. It's hilarious. Your welcome.

one of my favorite scenes from the movie