It’s absolutely crazy but in some ways I am cringing about school starting.
I really enjoy having my little herd of five home with me everyday. In fact, when even a couple of them are gone for more than a few hours it’s totally different around the house.
What is that sound? Oh wait - it’s silence. But it’s a sad and lonely silence, and I know that it will get worse when school resumes.
For us, school starts in a week - yes I said a week. Our three youngest go back to school next Thursday the 20th. We have year round school here in our Elementary schools and their summer break is about to come to an end. However, in only two short months they’ll be off for a couple of weeks again.
Several years ago my son did one year in this district and I hated it. There were several reasons for it, but I just didn’t like it.
Now I am thrilled. The idea of having them for large amounts of time in chunks is perfectly ok with me.
Of course, we also have two in middle school this year. They are not in a year round school and do not have typical cycle breaks. Theirs are done by quarters. They finish first quarter, they get a week off. They finish second quarter they get another week off….and so on.
Yes, it doesn’t sound so great at times, when you realize that the younger ones will be off without the older ones, and the older ones will probably dislike having to go to school when the others do not. But in a lot of ways it’s a good thing for us.
A little special time with the younger ones is necessary. The older ones get an extra month before school starts to spend special time.
With one week left until school, I guess I better get school supply shopping. Need to get all those great first day of school supplies, and of course that Back to School outfit I’ve done every year.
Ah well, it will be here soon and I will be faced with more time on my hands than I know what to do with. I guess then I will get more articles written, have much more time to scrapbook and read, and the house will probably be a lot cleaner….
But I bet I’ll be lonelier than I have in months!
When does school start in your neck of the woods?
