Back to School

It's the last year in elementary school for little J and E has a few more to go.  R asked me the other day, 'Do you miss sleeping in?'  I literally laughed out loud because sleeping in to me is 8 AM if I'm lucky.  Personally, I really enjoy getting up before the kids.  It's all routine, but part of that is getting breakfast ready, packing their lunches, helping E do her hair and everything that entails the start of the day.  

Please dear lord baby Jesus don't think I'm pulling a Megan Markle here with my sugar coated descriptions.  No, I really enjoy making sure the kids have good mornings before school, especially making them breakfast.  In my opinion the mornings show us what kind of day they have.  

The typical school morning is me getting up about 6:15 AM. I'll usually sit on the couch and check emails, Facebook, all the social medias then finish their lunches.  Sandwiches, since J told me when I make them the night before, the bread is a little hard from being in the fridge.  I note what my kids tell me so I can fix the issues.

Of course, once the kids are on the bus I turn to cats and the dog.  Once the fur minions are settled, I will gladly sit on the couch with my coffee and find drama or news to read for a while.  I usually go back into social media because it passes the time.

I also went back to work, when the kids went back to school!  

I hope for a lucrative year like last, but I'm also searching for a new job.  With my current job, I can make my own schedule, but the pipeline is totally up to me.  I control what I do, how much I make and how hard I work.  It flows, and I like that especially the fact I am home in the evenings for dinners and family time.  I like the adventure I have in my job because each job event is different regardless its the same.  Still, I'm hoping to transition back to an office routine.

R also asked me, 'How's it feel to you now that the kids are back in school.'  It's quiet.  I'm only glad they are back in school because they can focus on that.  Summer was absolutely amazing for all of us, and I really like having that all day time with them.  When they are not here at the house it's too quiet for me.  I do have the ability to complete chores easier without them here, and getting everything done in a good time is a plus.  I'm able to have that 'me time,' on days I'm not at work.

J did happen to come home with a messy back pack on day 2.  Binder, lose paper, wadded up information, and other information I needed to organize.  He wasn't sure if the first day of school crossword search, and 'get to know you,' was homework so we sat down and got it done.  If there's one thing about my son I noticed, he doesn't pay attention in class very well.  It's been a challenge, but as always we are working on it together.  

E, on the other hand is all about meeting her new friends and old friends from last year.  She's always so excited about the little things and that cracks me up.  I love the way her eyes light up when she tells us how her day went, or when she tells us about the new things she's learning.  I'm hoping her attention span isn't as short as J's, but only time will tell.  She's no too excited about possible homework this year, but we will make it work.

So here's to our littles who've returned to school.  The early mornings, the homework assignments, and to the random days school is out and we roll down the hill of chaos and baby sitters so the adults can work.  Cheers to coffee on those early mornings too!