Do you hear that?

I do..
and it is SILENCE sweet, blessed BEAUTIFUL silence. no 'MOOOAAAAAOOOOMMMMM!!' No 'Can I play the PS2' no bickering, no arguing..just blessed BEAUTIFUL SILENCE.
GOD bless the school system!

Growing, changing and sadness

OK, so I am not usually a weepy mom....I rarely am weepy over my kids growth and changing...lost teeth make me smile..birthdays make me think of them as infants and their births and always makes me feel warm and fuzzy..I love seeing them reach milestones in their development..
BUT for some unknown reason, when they start school, it makes me weepy...
This year the Big Boy is going to Middle School..THAT is part of it..he looks SO grown up..so much like a pre-teen..and I am learning to cherish his openness while it is still here..his willingness to talk to me, his willingness to hug and snuggle with me..I know it will be short lived, and in a few years he will be a sullen teenager..not giving me more than monosyllabic words and grunts ;)

I sent him off 40 minutes ago to his new bus stop, alone...into the BIG world of Middle School...on the bus w/ kids 3/4 yrs older than him...to a school he has only been briefly introduced to..
It is so hard to let go sometimes..to let them be grown ups..to do things on their own...this is definitely one of those times.

Bleh

Ya know, PMS sucks donkey balls.
I am having a bad day...
My PMS lasts 1-2 weeks out of the month, depending on my hormones I guess..
It can be pretty bad..lately it has been OK..but I feel a bad couple of weeks coming on...

I took the kids school shopping..not fun.I spent close to 200 bucks and still need to find the oldest a back pack and shoes..
but they are outfitted w/ 2 new packs of undies and socks each...
and a few clothing items..
pencils and a binder..

It was just exhausting today...Gav was whiney...Dannion was helpful tho..I was impressed..
so I need to go tomorrow or sunday to get the big one a bigger back pack..his one from last year is NOT going to be big enough..I know it....

We went to the middle school yesterday and did a small tour..it was fun..its so much bigger..but all the core classes are in the same hall way as all of the other 6th graders..so that is nice..

I am off to watch football practice...taking a book...

SCHOOL in *5* DAYS

It may be wrong to be SO excited to see the kids go back to school...BUT I am just carrying forward a LONG tradition of summer weary moms...excited to see the return of backpacks, pencils & notebooks in the stores...and counting the days, nay, MINUTES until school starts again...
Will the joy wear off?
Yeah, the endless days of waking early, the homework arguments..(oye vey the homework- I KNOW I hate my kids homework more than I hated mine..and I.HATED.mine...A LOT)
In all seriousness, its not been a bad summer..just alot of IM BORED and The Spawn(UGH)
my friends, I leave you with the BEST EVER back to school commercial..enjoy!

Teacher assignments!

Well, we got the teacher assignments today!
Thankfully, The Spawn is NOT in Gav's class...and even more thankfully, his bestest buddy Tristan IS in his class!
and they both got the NEW third grade teacher...I told Del that I bet she is some cute young thing, and how HE will be attending the parent teacher conferences exclusively...lol...
School starts 8/25..we have school shopping to do this weekend, and football game for the boys...and who knows what else..