Back to School

Everything started again! I was so ready to have a routine again-but let me tell ya-it's been rough for everyone getting back into things. Allison started kindergarten, I didn't cry, but I am desperately missing her in the afternoons (and I think Holly is too, Holly doesn't start preschool for 2 more weeks). She is in Mrs. Stradling's class and has been falling asleep on her desk! William started 2nd grade with Mrs. Rathkey who has been so wonderful working with us.

William turned 8 right before school. We went as a family to SunSplash on his birthday and had an absolute GREAT time together. We can't wait to go again next year. He got his cub scout uniform and we've been trying to get that all going as well. We had his first pack meeting the other night-a rain gutter race-and he had a BLAST! He loved every minute. I had major flashbacks of when we used to go to pack meeting as a family and Dad was pack master.

Honestly, the end of July through today, it's been stressful. I've been super busy getting school, scouts, Broadway kids, tap, and piano started. I feel more productive when I busy though which is a good thing. William has had a rough start with school too, he has been majorly stressed. But, I have been so proud of him. He is hanging in there and is such a good boy at school. He has been working so hard and I couldn't be more proud of him. Yesterday for the first time, I saw that school was getting better for everyone. With time I'm hoping our schedule will begin to flow better. Yesterday was the first day also that I could feel my own emotions come into control as well. I'm hoping I won't cry again! I've been so in control all year long, but this past month I've had some tears! Our family is extremely busy between 2:30-7pm because of my piano lessons and the kid's activities. I'm really planning on quitting piano next year when Holly starts kinder and doing a job during the day when all the kids are gone. We've got our big Disneyland trip planned in October so we are just going to take it a day at a time and look forward to that. I saved up my piano money all last year and now my kiddos dreams will come true in October. I'm seriously -soooooooooo- excited. If things don't improv by then, I'll re consider everything I've committed to this year-I do know though that all things will work out, I've got a glimmer of peace that it will all be ok. I think maybe because I'm getting older, that this principle is finally starting to sink in a tiny bit-it's all going to be ok.