Here We Go Again

Well, that went quick! It seems summer break always does. June gets here and you feel like you have all the time in the world, but then July hits and that month is like the Wednesday of vacation. After July 4th, it's like you blink from watching the fireworks in the sky to watching your kids getting back on the school bus. It just goes so quick and the older I get, it seems to be going a lot faster.

This year, my prep for school, wasn't very good. I had no "get-up and go" with it. I'm usually on that stuff, but this year I just wasn't wanting to let go of summer. However, when the tax-free weekend came I thought I better just work on getting the supplies and before I knew it I had everything ordered...clothes, shoes, and all. It felt good to get it done and over with, knowing we still had a few weeks left, but as the days kept creeping away I could feel the angst inside me building. It was crazy, but before I knew it the big day was here....Wednesday, August 21st! The day we all were dreading, since May.

I'm not that mother who likes to send my kids back-to-school, but I do totally embrace the routine it brings to our lives. It does take a couple days, but we eventually wrap our heads around reality. LOL! Now that we are a week in, the boys are back in the groove and it's like clock work. Yes, my house is quiet again and I find myself looking at the clock a million times a day, but I do know I have to let them go to spread their wings. Growth doesn't come from always being coddled by mom! I know that, but it doesn't make it easier! I will hold on as long as I can, because 4th and 7th grade has come far to quick and I know time isn't slowing down anytime soon!

Week 1 = Done