Hey guys, so tomorrow is the big day around this house. Last week I wrote a post about all the things I was planning to do this week to get the kids ready. Here is what actually went down.
1.) We made it to bed by 8:00 pm approximately twice this week. Fail. My hopes are high though for tonight, which makes 3 nights out of 7, guys, that’s almost 50%, winning!
2.) Though my kids were definitely awake by 7:00 am every day, hell, it was more like 6:30, I couldn’t get them out of my bed before 8. Morning snuggles with the kids are one of my favorite things, but next week is going to be a wreck!
3.) We haven’t gotten to write our letters to our teacher, and I haven’t written my letters to the kids either. I’m not sure when I thought that was going to happen. I may change the letter idea to an I love you post-it. Still counts, right?
4.) As for our dates: V and I went on a long walk together and chatted about what’s making her nervous about starting kindergarten. It was really nice to get time alone with my middle child who craves attention like it’s the air she breathes. However, when B and I got Starbucks, I had a really hard time getting him to open up about anything. I asked lots of open-ended questions like all those smug parenting books tell us. No dice. I’m going to try again at bedtime tonight.
5.) We did brainstorm some great snack and lunch ideas, as you’ll see in my next post. However, after a week of dealing with very whiny, grouchy kids, I came to my senses and decided to shop alone. Hallelujah!
I wanted to keep it real in case you read my last post, filled with all of my hopes and “pipe”dreams for the week, and you thought that I was one of those Pinterest moms. Can you relate to having these grandiose plans and the best intentions turn to dust when faced with the realities of life? I figured you could. So it didn’t happen the way I’d imagined it, but everything that needed to get done got done, my kids had some much-needed one on one attention and everyone will still get on the bus and head to school in the morning. I’m still calling this a win.
Happy Labor Day!
🙂 Erin