First Day Back

  Well we made it through the first day of school which really translates into a morning of intenseness for a couple hours of school and then home to try to come down off the anxiety train....because the first day of school here for most schools it is very short.

   I am not sure what my two year old's issue was but as we were trying to get my oldest out the door he cried continually. I wanted to be out of my PJ's at least the first day so I was trying to reason with him and get ready at the same time while making sure my oldest had had breakfast, followed some basic hygiene and had all her stuff packed up, AND make it to her school's ribbon cutting ceremony. We did make the ceremony but it was not an easy task. Thank the good Lord my sister was home and was able to keep the three youngest or we would not have made it to school on time at all.  I rushed my oldest to school, stood through the ceremony, got her settled in a desk and left her smiling! Check. mark for me, heck I get a gold star ~ Then rushed home to get the next two to their little 'school'. That proved harder than I thought as they both had cold feet about it and I had to eat something and they both wanted second breakfasts. Then everyone had hair done, teeth brushed, semi clean clothes and the baby decided to dirty his diaper. We were half an hour late for their school. After getting them settled which was easier than I hoped I took my baby on a little walk. It was one of our first walks just the two of us. He held my hand and noticed leaves on the ground, puddles and blackberries and it was a special little moment before we headed off to my mom's then back home, then to pick up my oldest then to pick up the two middles, then to run errands and oh my word....I was so tired by the end of the day. When I got to my mom's she reminded me it was my 13th wedding anniversary! My husband had headed out of town at 5:30am and even though I got up to say goodbye neither of us remembered. The morning was so hectic it never crossed my mind and if I had not seen my mom I would not have remembered all day!!!! I did remember it was ballet class that night though.

    I didn't want to go. I don't even have words as to why. I just didn't. I knew I SHOULD though and thankfully a friend called just before I had to leave and told me to get my butt there. So I did and it was awesome. We did so many plie's and demi plie's and thankfully I had been working out all summer and my legs felt so strong. That was encouraging and made me want to go back again next week.  My feet on the other hand are so stiff it is painful and I am doubtful I will ever have an amazing turn out BUT it was good. I discovered my pirouette's are just as bad as last semester and I am okay with that. The miracle though was that when I got home all the children were basically in bed. I got the baby settled and had time to do laundry and dishes and watch a show and all without anyone crying or any drama. It was peaceful and I was thankful.

   If you had little ones heading back to school I hope it was a good experience and you got some sleep last night! The transition is not that easy and my oldest had a very hard time sleeping. However all three children came home very happy after school and that was lovely. My five year old got in the car annoucing they were going to have an ant farm this year and they were going to be picking up poo, and my nine year old laughing hysterically corrected her saying it was a worm farm and they were going to use the poo for the garden! Her attention to detail is hilarious.
 
  How did your second morning go? My oldest was throwing up as I was trying to work out in the back yard! Everyone was up at about 6:30 which is very rare for us...well it probably has basically never happened so I had the baby watching Paw Patrol so he wasn't screaming for me the entire time, but then she was puking...  We made it through that and she did end up going to school around lunch time because she felt fine and didn't want to miss anything. I found a boquet of thirteen red roses on my doorstep in the afternoon which was SUCH a surprise! My husband got them delivered  for our anniversary and they arrived one day late which was nice because it feels like it is anniversary week or something! I have been trying to keep the house clean today because it helps me feel a bit more at peace but it is a challenge! We get through though one day at a time.
Love to all,
Tansy