Monday was one of those life changing days. I had to start packing school lunch. Oh, and Surya started staying at school until 3:15 pm each day instead of coming home after a half day at 11:45 am.

So far, we seem to be equally excited about school lunch. On Thursday, as a prelude to falling asleep, she kept calling out requests for Friday lunch. From upstairs I heard “Grilled cheese!” “Peanut butter and jelly!” “Blueberry jelly!” “The jelly with the bear on it!”

Maybe the magic will wear off soon. But for now, I love being responsible for feeding my little girl her lunch. It’s something that as a working mom, I didn’t do before this past Monday.