Woohoo, we survived the first week of school!
It even went quite well, I think…
A few minor wrinkles to iron out~ we still have not managed to catch Greyley’s morning bus in time.
We’re up, we’re at ’em. We’re slow as slugs.
That should be a jingle for something. What it would sell, I do not know. Never mind.
Our sleep is ALL messed up at the moment~ we did NOT do the five minutes earlier to bed every night drill and we’re paying for it. Overall, though, everyone is in good spirits.
Indigo likes school and his teacher. He has lots of friends in his class that he knows, so that has really helped. He comes home ready to veg, cuddle and pop his thumb in his mouth for good long stretch. His favorite part of the day is lunch. The boy is chowing down his lunch, let me tell you. I have been shocked by how empty the lunch bag is every day. His second favorite part of the day is “physical education.” That’s fancy talk for “playing.” When pressed, he said he does enjoy coloring and writing…a big step up from last year.
I’m so relieved, but confess that I’m still somewhat holding my breath. If you’re new to this blog, I’ll fill you in~ last year, my son cried every day for MONTHS about school. It was torturous.
Greyley’s having a lot of fun. We went to the Parent Open House last night and heard some of the teachers talk about what will be happening this year. It’s obvious that we’re moving into new territory with 7th grade. Eek.
It’s also obvious that 7th grade teachers are rare birds. Oh, how I could go on about this one. They have a HUGE undertaking, to say the least. Thankfully, there are a few comedians in the bunch.
As for me, I have managed to fill up the hours. 🙂 I have really missed the kids this week, but think the timing is good. I have been ready to tackle projects and may finally pull it off. Mammoth item this week: I cleaned out the garage. Oh yes.
I didn’t get the job that I thought was mine, but not feeling sad about it. I had another opportunity that I missed when we were in Arkansas that might still work out in the long run, we’ll see. I’ve planned to get a job as soon as Indie went to school full time, but for now pausing a moment to breathe and take advantage of the quiet. I’m hoping creativity will happen in the spaces.
Have a glorious weekend. The weather is perfection in Minnesota.