What's that I hear?? It sounds like lunch pails being packed, zippers closing on backpacks, and the big pitter patter of shoes walking out of the house and on their way to........SCHOOL!!!
Yes, that's right, school officially starts tomorrow for us. Haircuts-done, school supplies-bought, clothes-washed and ready, lunch items-ready to be packed up.
I am happy to report all the kids are now fever free, vomit free, and all achiness gone....as for me, it's been a lingering cold that seems to be going away a little everyday. Today has been the first day I actually stayed out of my room. I managed to do some much needed cleaning in the kitchen and I had the kids give the rest of the house a good wipe down once more.
Okay, so I am hoping this was the virus of the year for us, got it, went through it, and we're done!
Yes, I have mixed emotions about school starting, I always do. Now I know you're probably thinking "are you crazy? Kids gone for about 7 hours total 5 days a week?!". Well, I do get use to having the drive-me-insane-want-to-make-me-scream loves of my life with me 24/7. I try to remember them just as they are this past summer because next summer they are going to be a little bigger mentally and physically. This is when I'm sad that summer vacation is over, no more staying up late, no more watching them playing outside in the morning, no more giggles or overhearing their conversations during the day.....
Tomorrow I will get up early, come downstairs to get some coffee, make sandwiches for their lunch, not sure if I'll make them breakfast this school year since over the summer they started getting their own breakfast on their own....either way I'll offer, if not, I'll make my way back upstairs to get ready to take them.
Of course I will have the camera ready for their "back to school picture" which I take by the front door. I've taken a picture of them in the same spot every year since they started pre-school.
Off we'll go to school, J and I will stay long enough to say good bye to them and then we'll start our first day by ourselves. I don't know if J understands the kids will be back in school tomorrow. He keeps saying "Be good guys cause we might go wimming". I told him "everyone already took their showers because they have school tomorrow". He says "oh, otay Mama".
Daddy asked him "Is it going to be just you and Mama now?" "No, Dada Squiggly be with us too" "Oh, okay".
The end of sleeping in, staying in pajamas if we all felt like it, swimming in the morning or early afternoon, staying outside until it got dark...Summer 2009-done
The beginning of going to bed at a set time, getting up early and out on time, school functions, homework, dance, soccer.....
Just a Mom gearing up for back to school mode..............
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