Emily had her first day back at school today (thank goodness!) and it went very smoothly. I'm giving myself huge pats on the back for talking about going to school and wearing the school uniform with such successful results! She told me last night that she was excited about going to school and this morning she asked for breakfast at 6am so that she could put on her uniform straight afterwards.
The really cute thing today at drop off was watching Charlotte in the classroom. The parents hung around for a bit as the children settled in at the tables to do puzzles or colouring. I stood Charlotte up to one of the tables and she was grabbing away at the puzzles in her amber sunglasses. It was lovely how natural it seemed for her to be there and the other children didn't think anything of it (well, Emily was a bit upset when Charlotte grabbed her puzzle). It was like nothing to her.
I hope that we can stay in the same school community for most of Charlotte's schooling. This would give the children a chance to grow up knowing her and then they can get to know her for her other attributes, rather than always seeing her as the blind child. Problem is, this is a very transient city and neighbourhood and we are not even sure where we will school her at the moment. It depends where Emily goes.
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