School Daze

Where did the summer go? Oh yeah, that's right, it's still here, we just have a weird school system who think it's brilliant to start the kids in school in the middle of August when it still doesn't get dark til 9:30 and the temperatures still soar in the 90's. None the less, today is officially the last day of the kids summer break. I kind of have mixed emotions about this.I feel like we had so much more to do to enjoy the summer, but being sickly the past month with the pregnancy and the hot, muggy, weather made it difficult to do some of the things we'd planned. I have to admit that I'm also looking forward to the kids not acting insane because they are bored.

Seriously?! Did you know that kids start picking fights with each other and loooking for reasons to be in crappy moods when they get bored? It's true. Mine seem to have come to a group concensus that since it was too hot to be outside for very long, and they are limited on how much they are allowed to play video games, they would make everyone in the house miserable by picking, fighting, whining, and being all around difficult.

That I will definately NOT miss. A little more quiet and less arguing during the day will be a nice change. However, I'm not looking forward to the 6:45 AM wake up schedule. Or the homework time when they whine and fuss because they don't want to do it.

School uniforms are purchased. Shoes are bought. School supplies.... well as that is there Dad's apparent contribution we are still waiting on those (love not having them yet, the day before school starts- but that's a gripe for another day)

I think we are pretty much ready.

And now I have to add a big THANK GOODNESS because as I wrote this I heard the kids wrestling and arguing, and then some crying. They come upstairs and one has a big red mark by her eye, the boy has a red mark on his neck and the other is telling me all about the wrestling scene that waas going on downstairs.

Uh Yeah,.... definately ready for school to begin!!!