Dependence Day?

Well more like independance day for Jade but a realisation of dependance for me!

Jade's gone off for her first ever school holiday this morning! She's gone all of about 12km down the road but all the same it's quite a way for a 7 year old, or should I say it's quite a way for me, who's only ever let go of her for one night sleepover's before, and now I'm faced with a whole 5 days without her!

Before she trundled into the car this morning, I told her to wait there a mo.... I got my camera and blipped her smiling in her yellow, oversized uniform t-shirt which earlier on we were trying to work out which way it would suit her best! We tried it tucked under, with a knot at the side and in the end the belt won the day! She's so petite that when it's one size fits all we really do struggle!.... With the one photo, she turned and strode off, quite the confident thing to the car. It was at that precise moment that I thought 'Blimey, you're a really grown up girl Jade, you're leaving me for nearly a week and you're looking forward to it so much you're not even thinking about what you're leaving behind!' and quite right too! I wouldn't really want her too... I'd hate to think she'd had a crap time 'cos she'd been 'home sick'!

I tell you what though, I'm really going to miss her! She makes me laugh every day, she helps me out whenever I ask her too, she's great company and I love her sooooooo much!! It'll be very strange around here without her!! I feel dependant on her just for being her... does that make sense?

Off on a complete tangent before I cry, Jamie, Archie and I have been shopping today and have come back with a very random family present, which Jade is going to love... can't tell you what it is incase she manages to get internet access whilst she's away... I would hate to spoil the surprise, so you'll have to wait until Friday to find out!!