When she gave it to me at graduation I remember thinking, "Oh neat". At that time I didn't truly appreciate it, or what she had done for me. But tonight, as I opened it, I re-read the first entry, and cried...and I'm still crying now! Almost exactly 27 years to the day, I started kindergarten and this is what my mom had to say....
Aug 18, 1981
For five years now I've had the wonderful opportunity to prepare you for a milestone in your life - your first day of kindergarten. I think we've had five GREAT years! Even though I've had to work, I think we've developed a very close relationship. I'm starting a diary of your school life, and I will be adding events as they happen to you. I love you more than you'll ever know, and I hope we will always be good friends! A mother-daughter relationship is one of the most precious relationships in the world, and I thank you for the wonderful memories!
Love, Mother
Tonight, August 19, 2008 I will write the first entry in my daughters journal. Thanks mom for starting a wonderful tradition and giving me so much more than just a journal! Thank YOU for the wonderful memories!!
12 comments:
I can't handle these stories right now. That is so precious.
That is the neatest story ever!! I'm emotional and I'm not even there yet! I'll be thinking about you tomorrow!
What a great idea. I wonder if a boy would appreciate one? Good luck tomorrow.
so sweet! i need meds!
you're killin me, Karyn
ya stop it Karyn, you aren't suppose to make us weepy you are suppose to make us Laugh - that is your job!
I am going to do it too. I remember you telling me about that.
That is the sweetest thing. I'm crying thinking about my baby starting kindergarten tomorrow. It doesn't seem real to me yet.
Your mother is so sweet.
What a cool idea! It made me teary just reading it.
Very sweet! Here's another idea we're going to try... Take a video of your kiddo running around the corner of your house every year on the first day of school and then put them all together when they graduate .. everytime they run around the house they're a year older...too cool. Wish I could say it was my idea but can't remember where I heard it.
That's so neat. What a great idea!
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