First day of 5th Grade

It's official they are in 5th Grade. The morning went off without a hitch. Although the girls did say I was embarrassing because I went outside in my sweats and scrubs tops to take their picture. Really? What about the time at the grocery store someone asked the bag boy what was wrong with his face? Or when someone told a friend "Yeah you should do some things with your house like clean it." Well I guess this is pay back, and if I really wanted to embarrass them, I could have walked them to school...I'm just saying.

 

Juliana

Kathryn

 

Thoughts on Back to School

I know that this time of year sees many tearful goodbyes as mothers leave their first last or middle children in Kindergarten. But around our house I think tomorrow will bring cheers on all sides. We are all ready for school to start. There is suddenly nothing to do all day but ask mom what to do. Suddenly the toys, crafts, and outdoor distractions are no longer enough. It probably doesn't help that I have started working in earnest and so my attention is divided. Last week when the cousins started school there were cries of foul play heard here at my house. "That's no fair! I want to start school." Really this is ideal I suppose, it makes tomorrow morning something to look forward to for both parties. Pics will be uploaded tomorrow.

New Year

I know it's not the new year, but it is almost the new school year. With the girls and Steven going back, we thought it would be good to have a little family council to discuss how we were all going to face and tackle this new adventure. Steve and I really wanted to help the girls see that even if it might be hard at times, we can still find good and exciting every day too. We chatted about how we could all support each other over the coming 2 years, and how if we are working together, we are much stronger than if we are trying to work separately. We even decided to come up with a family motto for this next adventure. We stole it from Google, but the one we chose is "Love is the main ingredient." I love it, and hope that we can keep that as our focus, and not get bogged down in the day to day challenges.