I went grocery shopping today (yes, Sunday is supposed to be my grocery day but I had to go to an antique fair and take a nap yesterday instead) and all of the deals were about back to school (10 packs of lunch meat for $10 – who would eat 10 packs of lunch meat in a week?). There weren’t many people at my gym class today --- my guess is they are all getting everything ready for Wednesday. The school parking lots are full of teacher & staff cars getting ready for the students, and kids are not out as late at night (assuming parents have already started the school night early bedtime schedules).
I love back to school time. I always have. Maybe that’s why I went to school for so long? I love buying school supplies – I still buy them as a 30-something (for myself, not my kids!). I must admit that I am a bit jealous of all the families getting ready to send their little ones back to school. Not just because they get to buy looonnngg lists of school supplies but also because they get to have someone else entertain their children for several hours during the day!
J begins school next week but it’s just a transition period; so 1 hour on Wed, 1.5 on Thurs and 2 on Friday. Then on Tuesday after Labor Day he will start his morning schedule (9am – 11:45am). I must admit I’m excited for him to start school – not just because I will be free of his whining (which has become his predominate way of communicating lately) but because I think he’s really going to thrive in the Montessori environment, I hope so at least J
On the contrary, I’m worried about L who will only be going to school two mornings a week for two hours. She went to her previous school since birth and still cried every morning when she was dropped off. I’m thinking that with just two days for two hours, she’ll spend all of her time crying and not really enjoy herself (now, I know that she is fine about 4 seconds after we leave but it’s going to be painful just two days a week!).
I also like back to school season because it means football is here and fall is right around the corner – two of my favorite things! Can’t wait to start eating pumpkin treats, wearing sweaters and cheering on my favorite teams (since my NFL team will be lucky to win 2 games this season, I’m turning my attention to our local high school where my little brother will play his senior year – GO BIRDS!).
Lessons I learned today:
· Going to bed early means nothing if you get woken up 3 times before sunup (argh!)
· Pinterest is addicting and could be blamed for me not being nominated for mother-of-the-year this year
· Organizing for back to school also means organizing everything else (bonus!)
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