The children will begin their summer vacation today. For the next 8 weeks, they will be with us 24 hours. After the summer vacation, Jonathan will start his official school and Linn will go to another childcare which is opposite to Jon’s school. So today marks the last day of school for them in their childcare.
I was really sad today when I dropped them off in school. The kids gave flowers to their teachers and thanked them for taking care of them for the past 10 months. It has been a great 10 months for them and I can see that they have grown very attached to the school. Linn asked why she has to change school when she liked her friends and teachers very much. It was difficult to answer her question. I became very emotional and had to leave before the teachers see my tears.
That is another thing about me. I have become so emotional ever since our move to Sweden. Come end July, we would have been here for 1 year. How would I describe our First Year? Maybe this is not the time for me to make a fair assessment as June has been one of my toughest month. Having to sit for Swedish exams and trying to get my Swedish driving licence (the Singapore licence is not recognised here) are new experiences for me. Perhaps the fact that i have to study and sit for exams, take my driving theory and practical test have made me finally realised that I am basically required to start from scratch all over again. My experiences with exams and driving tests more than 20 years ago have not been exactly great. I am not sure if I really like to do this all over again!
Whenever I feel down and feel like giving up, I just remind myself that I am doing this purely for my kids.
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