I was looking through the closet and found this photo I'd sent my mother a long (long, long) time ago. It was the first day of first grade for Tiffany. Jon and I walked Tif to school and took this photo in front of her first grade class. Her teacher that year would be one of the beautiful people who would coax me back into teaching again. But that would be later.On this day, you can just see the trepidation in Tif's eyes. She's the big sister but she's holding on to Jon's hand for support or maybe she's trying to reassure him that she's going to be OK (she hopes). Jon is worried for her. You can see a butterfly band-aid on his chin from our emergency room visit when his chin got popped open to the bone at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Tiffany was fine. She enjoyed 1st grade and loved her teachers. I know they loved her.
Jon was fine, too. His injury would be just one of many in his young years. He missed Tiffany all day, but would soon start pre-school himself. He, on the other hand, did not merely accept his fate. But then, maybe that's because Tif couldn't be there to hold his hand.
Why is this making my eyes tear up?
Thanks for sharing this beauty with us, Kay!
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Aww, sweet.
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The look on Tiffany's face is priceless. You must've had a breaking heart that day. I remember crying on my first day of school, then going home and telling my mother I had NOT cried. I still feel guilty for that lie.
ReplyDeleteI would have tears in my eyes too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful memories can bring the tears, particularly when we look back and see our children as the sweet, innocent young ones they were and the joy they brought to our lives! I love reading about yours -- next best thing to looking at my own kids photos from those long ago days! Have a beautiful weekend, Kay, and enjoy every moment!
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memories are fun and photos bring back so many. maybe it's time to write your life story?
ReplyDeleteOkay, I am not at all surprised this made your eyes tear up. It made my eyes tear up!
ReplyDeleteWhat a priceless expression! (was she expecting first grade, or a firing squad?)
ReplyDeleteThat handclench is just beautiful.
That is so sweet and brings back memories Kay...
ReplyDeleteThat is such a sweet photo, Kay! It makes you just want to reach out and hug those two little ones.
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
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Simply wonderful. My eyes are teary too.
ReplyDeleteKay, what an adorable picture and you have every right to tear up! This is truly a priceless picture!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful this moment in time, no wonder your eyes are teary. I am too :) I had to smile at Jon's band aid, not for the pain of it obvious but because it takes me back in time. We went through quite a few back in those days. No matter how I tried to wrap my son in cotton wool, he was a very active little boy and there were many trips to the doctors. We had the chin thing going on also :) Climbing on the school wall, eight stitches, splinter up the thumb nail, removal of the nail, dancing on the toilet seat and falling off when friends rang doorbell, 4 stitches, mother's thousand grey hairs, priceless!!!!
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