Wednesday, July 27, 2005
One of my favorite "back to school" memories from growing up was the newness embodied by boxes of perfect, unmarred crayons, freshly sharpened pencils (with no bite marks...another bad habit to add to my "tag" list), and clean, blank notebooks. The whole school year stretched ahead of me full of potential. I loved going back to school.
Turns out that my kids loved going back to school as well. They had a wonderful time yesterday, despite one negative experience on my son's part, which, fortunately was not his fault. I enjoyed all of their chatter yesterday on the way home and throughout the evening as they told me of all of the fun things ahead this academic year.
As for me, I didn't have too much time to think about what lay ahead for the baby and I, because I was scheduled to work, then ran to take kids to piano and out to dinner. Factor in catching up with them and wading through the paper jungle that the school sent home , and I more or less fell into bed last night!
Today, however, the new year stretches out ahead of me, a new season (evidently, great minds think alike, Sooz !) has begun.
For once, I'd like to think that I've taken some of my life lessons to heart and started with all of my supplies fresh and full of potential.
Today, instead of jumping into volunteering, projects or exercise, I decided to be really nice to myself. I decided that the grocery shopping could wait another day, that breakfast with a friend and more pleasurable errands (new holds at the library!!) would allow me to best launch my new school year.
It was (as I would tell my kiddos) a wise choice. The baby was an angel, and I, instead of feeling lonely, or like I had to prove something by what got accomplished today, feel relaxed and excited by all of the opportunities stretching out in front of me this year. And, just as the kids are "settling in" in their classes this week with the heavy academics to start next week, the baby and I are enjoying our settling in time as well.
I might even go buy myself a new box of crayons to celebrate.
Turns out that my kids loved going back to school as well. They had a wonderful time yesterday, despite one negative experience on my son's part, which, fortunately was not his fault. I enjoyed all of their chatter yesterday on the way home and throughout the evening as they told me of all of the fun things ahead this academic year.
As for me, I didn't have too much time to think about what lay ahead for the baby and I, because I was scheduled to work, then ran to take kids to piano and out to dinner. Factor in catching up with them and wading through the paper jungle that the school sent home , and I more or less fell into bed last night!
Today, however, the new year stretches out ahead of me, a new season (evidently, great minds think alike, Sooz !) has begun.
For once, I'd like to think that I've taken some of my life lessons to heart and started with all of my supplies fresh and full of potential.
Today, instead of jumping into volunteering, projects or exercise, I decided to be really nice to myself. I decided that the grocery shopping could wait another day, that breakfast with a friend and more pleasurable errands (new holds at the library!!) would allow me to best launch my new school year.
It was (as I would tell my kiddos) a wise choice. The baby was an angel, and I, instead of feeling lonely, or like I had to prove something by what got accomplished today, feel relaxed and excited by all of the opportunities stretching out in front of me this year. And, just as the kids are "settling in" in their classes this week with the heavy academics to start next week, the baby and I are enjoying our settling in time as well.
I might even go buy myself a new box of crayons to celebrate.
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4 Comments:
I'm jealous! And I'm SO SORRY about the "negative experience"...It's going to take me years of therapy to get over that one! {{sigh}}
Enjoy that little baby...the time is SO SHORT!!
What a great day!!!
With school all year, how do you know when to send your kids (if they've not gone before) for the start of a year? I don't think that made much sense.
It's a charter school and is a school of choice, so you have to check it out and get tested before entering.
I had a heads up because my best friend is my son's forth grade teacher.
I thought I was the ONLY one who got excited over new school supplies! ;)
Oldest does not share that same enthusiasm! LOL
So far ds #2, set to begin K this fall, I think does! lol
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