I heard that song on the radio the other day and I couldn't believe I used to listen to that song ever. How ungrateful can you be? 'Hey Teachers! Leave those kids alone!" WHAT!?! I am soooo grateful my kids are getting an education, and I am going to drill it into their heads that they should be too!
Yep, I took pictures of my kids for their first day of school. Imagine that.
Jesse did awesome his first few days...it's only now he's having a bit of a rough time as he realizes, this is every day. He came home from school after his first full day and there was a paper bag puppet he had coloured in his bag, along with a little note to ask your child the story about the puppet. Jesse told me the story of Chester the raccoon in so much detail, but in a nutshell, Chester the Raccoon was scared to go to school but his Mom kissed his hand in the middle of his palm and it stayed with him all day. After that I asked him the usual questions, what did you do, what did you play with, who did you play with etc., then I asked him, did anything make you feel scared or nervous? He shrugged his shoulders and said solemnly, "it's like Chester."
It made me realize that where I had thought this Kindergarten thing was just so easy for him, all along he was just being brave. So now before he goes I kiss and hug him several times including one in the middle of his palm that he can hold with him all day.
Breanna is going to thrive in preschool. She totally knew the drill and did everything perfectly, taking off her boots and putting on her indoor shoes, hanging up her backpack, waiting in line...I'm glad she got into the school (she was on the waiting list-my bad) because she's been watching Jesse go there for 2 years and now it's her chance! I would have felt so guilty if she hadn't been able to go.
Things have been crazy busy around here, with the start of school and the start of lessons for the kids. I have to have the kids out of the door by 7:55 am and that's fine but I also work out before that because otherwise I don't get a chance during the day.
I also feel like I'm cleaning constantly and never getting anywhere. I clean up after 5 very messy people (including myself sometimes) all day long and yet the next day I'm picking it all up again. I used to have my kids trained to put their clothes in the laundry basket and put their dishes in the sink but somehow that's gone down the drain and I am left to either "nag" or do it myself. I'm starting to feel like a maid that everyone is taking advantage of and when I ask anyone else to do anything to help I feel like the wicked stepmother. And that's weird because believe it or not I LOVE to clean!! I don't want that to change!
Does anyone have tips on getting everyone to make a habit of picking up after themselves? I SOUND LIKE AN OLD HAG! ICH!
You don't sound like a nag at all. You sound like a pretty typical very busy mom who is keeping everyone on a tight schedule. You'll figure it out! Love, love, love these pictures.
ReplyDeleteHaha train them young! Don't just do it for them to avoid sounding like a nag, my mom did that and once I left home, she found the other two don't help with squat- which is much harder to correct when they are lazy/obnoxious teenagers than when they are sweet little kids. You just have to find a way to make it fun/motivate them when they're little, easy peasy.
ReplyDeleteI just have to say it, I hate the Kissing Hand story. They read it when Kyle went to Kindergarten and I cried, right there in front of all the other mother's... :) and again when they read it for Maren's class... it's a terrible book.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the cleaning, I think it was in the fine print of the job description no one actually reads.