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.