I DID IT!
By that, I mean two things- I got through the Big Morning, aka first day of school. And to celebrate, I went to Starbucks and got… an Earl Grey. Yep. T-Day was supposed to be Wednesday, but I moved it up for a couple reasons- one, I felt like doing something special to mark the end of summer. The second, and more important reason, is that, as I shared last week, green tea has been making me nauseous. When I drink my gunpowder tea at home it’s okay, but I couldn’t face another cup of the nausea-inducing green tea from Starbucks. So, Earl Grey, it is! The morning was… interesting. Somehow, getting my daughter off to school proved challenging. I weirdly had forgotten how to make her lunch- luckily I got up early to give myself a lot of time. When we were finally ready to go, I thought “How did I used to do this with TWO kids?” Because my kids are six years apart, they never went to the same school, making school mornings extra complicated. For that matter, how does anyone do this with three kids? Or FOUR OR FIVE??? Sarah posted about being all ready for school to start. I always wonder if people with five kids are naturally very organized, or if they develop amazing organizational skills out of necessity. Sarah also said that her son Jack finished his college applications (Go Jack!) and it made me think how much easier life gets when your kids do these things on their own. My daughter is only a junior, so no college applications for her yet. But she did register herself for the bus (I drive her to school, but she takes the bus home… sometimes… more on that coming up). She also registered for her FLVS (virtual school) classes. This year she’s taking two classes online, which means she can get out of school one period early. When she announced this plan, I asked her how, pray tell, she planned to get home? I’ll be at work and she doesn’t drive yet. She seems to think her best friend’s mother (her friend has the same schedule) will drive her home. THINK AGAIN, MISSY. We can’t impose on this woman for the entire school year like that. We’ll have to see how this plays out. As I sat, sipping my cup of deliciousness, I put all the football games and other band dates into my calendar. Our first game is THIS THURSDAY!!! In case anyone is new around here, last year I went to all the home games, and our team was undefeated, going on to win the state championship for the first time in the school’s history. So- no pressure at all, ha ha, but we’re all hoping to have another perfect season this year. Maybe it’s the caffeine coursing through my body, but I’m so excited for everything coming up. I looooove this time of year- when it’s “too early” for pumpkins, but we know all the good stuff is right around the corner. IS it too early for pumpkins???- Er, yes. Yes it is. Did anyone else start school today? Top photo by Oliver Hale on Unsplash