A majority of moms can not wait for school to start each year. They get to 'ship' their kids off for about 8 hours and they are 'free' for awhile. It is those moms who are forever saying to me, "I bet with all those kids you have, you just can't WAIT for school to start!" As if I am going to empathize with them. What they do not realize is they are barking up the wrong tree. I LOVE having my kids home and doing things with them! It always takes me a week to re-adjust when school starts each year.
And this year is no exception....but it's not just a normal start of a school year. Jalissa started high school! I thought that I would be all nervous for her and anxious and all, but the reality is I am excited for her. She is a beautiful young lady and often amazes me with her wisdom, willingness, and winsome ways. She has her head on straight, has a good idea of what she wants and how to get there.
Chloe is in 1st grade this year. Why is that a big deal? Because in our school system Kindergarten is a three-days-a-week program. So this year Chloe is going to school - all day, every day! She is excited about it. Mommy realizes it means less Mommy and Chloe time.
Caleb is in 8th grade, which makes him 'top dog' at PCGS this year. That comes with a good deal of privileges. He also suddenly outgrew me a couple months ago (and Jalissa - she's NOT impressed) so he seems so grown up in many ways - and yet there is still a good deal of 'boy' in him.
Cole is in 5th grade, which makes this his last year of elementary school. As my tenderhearted, soft-spoken boy, I worry about him. Having said that, he's suddenly been quite the inquisitor this Summer - a trait that while driving his daddy crazy, will serve him well!
Jalayna is in 4th grade. Her biggest delight is celebrating the fact there are actually 11 girls in 4th grade now! Thankfully they are still keeping the girls together with 9 boys to fill the class while the other class is an all-boy class. It ought to prove to be an interesting year since the girls outnumber the boys for the first time ever!
Jaden Joy is now in 2nd grade. Her biggest thing right now is that she is within about 1/2 and inch of catching Jalayna in height! LoL
Jarah and Johnson - you think they are bored at home without all their older siblings to entertain them? NO WAY!!! I have spent a lot of the last two days chasing them off of the latest thing they have climbed! One of them climbs and the other is sure to follow! Jarah is a monkey for sure - but Johnson is sure not going to be left behind and has been deemed the family's 'monkey man'. They constantly crack me up....
Oh and new transition for Johnson too - I just put the high chair away today! Yep, more work for me in the sense of getting him to stay in his seat, but in all honesty the high chair didn't keep him in either.
Transition - it's a natural, normal part of life - we all have a choice to either 'fight it' and fuss and whine about it OR 'go with it' and see the positives....seems like an obvious choice to me.
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