Well, they're gone. My daughters are sitting in their second and third grade classrooms. Today is the first day of school.
You can see the pics from this morning here. Just click on previous to go through them all :) The pics I get this afternoon should be significantly better.
Amanda and Emilee were jazzed. They were both up at the ass crack of dawn. At least forty five minutes before they needed to be. Dressed and ready to go.
I spent over an hour last night filling out the obligatory paperwork for the beginning of the year (teachers gave it to me at open house).
We got there this morning and miraculously found a place to park amongst the hundreds of parents escorting their kids to their classrooms for their first day. We took Emilee to her class first. She hugged me and then went outside to play. Next was Amanda who walked a good six feet in front of me on the way to her class. This is when it hit me. Next year, she will just wave and go alone. *sigh* Another step towards independence. Oh well, it is a healthy one anyway.
After the photos were shot, Triniti and I headed back out to the car and off to daycare. She was more upset than anyone else was. She cried when we got to daycare because her sisters weren't there. Time to reset everyone's schedules.
Today, when school is over, new routines will be put into place. The TV's will be off Monday through Thursday. Homework will be done at five, followed by dinner at six and baths immediately thereafter. Bedtime will be at eight until the sun starts setting earlier and then it goes back to being seven-thirty. The lackadaisical Summer Schedule will get tossed for the strict School Schedule. These first few weeks will be a pain in the ass, but they will be back to normal in no time. Change is always like that.
Ok well, I have today off so I am getting off of here and onto cleaning my house! Let's hope I can get my blog back to normal before the week is over.
Have a good Monday!
~K
