1st Week of School

Well, we all managed to survive - and thrive - during the first full week of school.  We had routines to get in place, dress codes to learn, uniforms to pick out, lunches to be made and more.  The children are enjoying the school part of the day.  I have started dropping them off in carline in the mornings rather than walking them in.  After school, I still park and walk in to get them so that I can meet and visit with other parents - and see their teachers.  They have had chapel, spanish, PE, art, library, recess and lunch in the cafeteria.  So far, it's all good!

Getting up in the morning has gotten a little bit easier.  McIver gets a little bit of a rest period during his day so he's not as tired at bedtime as he could be.  Still takes him a little while to settle down each night.  Olivia's pretty much exhausted by the end of the day.  She does her homework easily (meaning without any fussing) right when we get home.  McIver doesn't have homework yet so his job is just to relax and stay out of her way.  Then, once we get backpacks unpacked and homework finished, they're off the play with the neighbors.

Then we call our respective children home for dinner, baths and bedtime.  I am so thankful that this first week of school went so well and that we have had such a good start to the school year.