Twelve days until school starts.
When the summer began, I must admit I thought by the time we reached this point I would be celebrating, others summers that was the case, but I am not.
I am mourning... and nervous... and dreading.
Mourning the loss of easy mornings, of lazy days in our pajamas, of last minute trips to the beach.
Nervous about Alex being gone all day and eating lunch at school. Nervous if Lucas will have good friends in class or if he will get picked on or bullied.
Dreading the homework.
Why is there so much homework? I know most schools have homework but as I talk to other parents I think ours is more and I have heard 3rd grade is even worse.
But they are excited... they created a chain.
Lucas has been telling Alex all about school when you are in "a grade" and all of the ins and outs.
They like school, they do well in it and Alex makes friends so easily.
So I hide my mourning, I hide my nerves and dread and put a smile on my face as we count down the days until school starts.
Time goes too fast.
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Linking up with Shell's PYHO.
12 days! Wow! We still have a few more weeks (mid-August is when my husband goes back to work) and I'm just not ready for the summer to end.
ReplyDeleteYes, I wish we were mid-August. It always seems to get so hot those first couple of weeks of school for us and is miserable.
ReplyDeleteI have the same amount of days left on my summer break:( The official start date is the 12th, but I have 4 days of a retreat to attend for my building before that. I'm not ready for that every day schedule yet.
ReplyDeleteI'm not ready for school to start either! Ethan starts tomorrow and Madeline next week! It seems so wrong! Our summer just started...oh well. School here we come! Good luck with the homework and everything else!
ReplyDeleteI agree, time does go fast. I think Tori is extremely excited to start this next school year. Sadly she was supposed to be in our district so we might ahve seen her more, but then her mom kept her 40 miles from us again. Maybe next year.
ReplyDeleteIt's great when they love school so much. In a few years, you will have to help them find the joy in it. I can't believe it is almost over(summer) where did the time go!
ReplyDeleteTime changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.
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12 days is incredible! That is too soon. Good luck with it. But you and Ryder will have so much special one on one time. That will be nice for the two of you.
ReplyDeleteThis summer really seems to be flying by. I'm glad they enjoy school. Allison is really looking forward to going back. Ryan, not so much. He is really enjoying sleeping in.
ReplyDeleteYes, i always used to think I was morning person but I really have come to like sleeping in... well as much as you can sleep in with a 3 year old
ReplyDeleteIt will be nice but so weird too as he so likes playing with his brother and sister
ReplyDeleteI don't know!! It has gone so fast.. I feel like we have only seen each other a few times :(
ReplyDeleteBummer- that would have been nice if she was closer
ReplyDeleteHow did his first day go?? And yes he really does have such a short summer
ReplyDeleteNo me either at all-- though yesterday I think my kids were trying to get me a little more ready :P
ReplyDeleteOh wow, that's SO SOON! Enjoy the last days of your summer break! xo
ReplyDeleteWent back to work after a month off myself today, so I feel your pain.
ReplyDeleteThis post...exactly how I'm feeling, too! I don't want school to start!
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