Novelty of Preschool?

Whatever that might be, it finally wore off this morning. Today has been a very tough day for all. When our car approached the preschool, Solar was already shaking his head and told me "no" in a slightly trembling voice. Being the good little kid that he has always been, he naively agreed to carry a plastic bag (carrying his school supplies) for me while we walked into the school yard. He followed Christine and me closely while I put his supplies into his designated cubby hole. All had been fine until I told him that he would be staying while Mui Mui and I were leaving. He didn't fuss in the beginning but vigilantly kept himself within 2 feet behind me. When I pushed open the sliding gate, he turned his body to the side as he tried to slip past me to go back out to the parking lot. Ms. Virginia caught what he was trying to do and came over to hold him down. Finally, he panicked and began to wail at the top of his voice. After he realized that the gate had been closed and I was leaving, he dashed out to the climb up atop the slide so that he could watch me driving away from the highest vantage point he could reach. I cannot tell you that I didn't feel guilty. Very difficult.
The traffic through downtown towards Kalihi to drop off Christine was uncharacteristically smooth. However, seeing Mui Mui's face made me realize she was not too pleased with what she just saw at the preschool. She was unusually quiet and I didn't feel like talking to her neither. I broke out my usual Psalm 121 (I think) tune which used to be boy boy's lullaby. She didn't respond and kept at her straight face.
Honestly I don't know what happened. Perhaps the novelty of the preschool has finally worn off today. Perhaps when Solar saw me in my work clothes it startled him. Perhaps Mui Mui felt bad for her Goh Goh. For the most of the morning I felt really really dark and moody. Thank goodness it wasn't a very busy morning at work. However, the afternoon came with some unpleasant surprises that made me staying quite a bit after work. Once I got home, I prepared a quick meal so that everyone could eat on time and go back to the normal routine. Unfortunately, Boy Boy was having a running nose and carrying a bit of a cough. Joyce gave him some Triaminic and I would make a decision to whether stay home with him tomorrow in the next morning. Sometimes we have good and sometimes we have bad days. Today is a particularly bad day. Look again at Christine's pic, that's exactly how we all feel.