First Day of School

Yes, it is that time already: the first day of school. I guess in Texas they start school early and end school early. Kate will be done with school by May 29th, so I don't mind that she starts at the end of August. It's kind of nice because we'll get into the swing of things before Tanner's school starts next week.

So, what is it like in our house on the first day of school?

The morning was ultra organized. All of Kate's lunches are made for the entire week, breakfast is made for the next two weeks, and since she wears a uniform, the clothes are picked out for the entire year! Kate popped out bed at 7:00am and unlike last year, knew exactly what to do. She brushed her hair and teeth. She sat down and ate breakfast. When she finished, I had laid out her uniform, so she changed her clothes, found her shoes and was ready to go by 7:20. I pulled out her lunch, her backpack and her school supplies. Tanner put everything into the car, and they headed out the door.

A strange quiet settled across the house. Georgie sat down and played with her dolls. Reagan snored in her bed. No fights broke out. No fussing. No whining. I put Georgie on my bed with her dolls and went back to sleep!

The rest of the day passed by just as uneventfully. The girls ate breakfast, they shared toys, they ate lunch, they dressed up as princesses and kissed each other, we went to the splash park, they giggled and laughed as they ran around the sprinklers, we picked up Kate, they pinched and kicked each other. The pinching, kicking and teasing continued until I put Kate into the bath. Then it stopped. It started up again when she got out, so I put Reagan in the bath. It stopped. She got out, and it started again, so we put them all to bed.

Maybe not so crazy

Well, I decided to not take any classes this term either. It's hard to be patient, but I really can't see how we will maintain any sense of family peace if both of us are working and going to school. I work more than just full time, since I also schedule violin lessons for after work. I tend to put in about 50 hours a week, and then if I add even part time school to that...well, you get the drift. How would I manage to ever see my kids? Well, I might manage it, but I think I would tend to consider them and annoyance rather than a blessing. If I need extra curricular activity, I think I will take ice skating lessons.

We had a hiccup in Tanner's school schedule as well. He was registered for classes on Monday and Wednesday when Blinn decided to cancel all of his classes. It was a scramble and a fight down to the last with quite a lot of prayer and learning to LEAVE it in God's hands, but we were able to get him back in to all of his classes except for physics. It is frustrating because now, he has to take the class on Tuesday and Thursday which means we have to find a babysitter for the girls, but we have learned to LEAVE it all in God's hands. On the plus side, all of that struggling opened up a possible scholarship for him, so we are in the process of applying and of course, praying and waiting.

On a kidlet note:

Georgie has learned how to jump. She is very proud and shouts, "Look at me! Look at me!" She still can't figure out that I am Mommy. She calls me Lovee and Daddi and Mommy-Daddy because when she means daddy, she says, "Tanner" or "Honey".

Reagan wants to go to school. I'm thinking that ice skating lessons in the afternoon might be in order or maybe piano.

Kate can't wait to start school except that she is concerned about her 1st grade teacher. "What if I don't like her?"

On a house note:

We finished the girls room. Well...almost finished. Still no baseboards or trim, but it is patched and painted and they have a lovely pink ceiling fan.

1/3 of our house has siding on it. I hope that it will get to 1/2 by the time school starts. Hope is a broad term though, so I think I will try to be happy with just my 1/3.