We made it to the first day of school! As sad as my kids are to see summer go, I am definately one of those moms that by August is ready to be back into a routine. Maybe it's the constant taxiing or the 50 million sleepovers or just the fact that I am slightly...ok, more than slightly OCD and like things that are routine. I like my morning mocha while I watch the news and then having my time with Jack until he goes down for his nap and then taking my "me" time which is usually laundry or showering until the kids roll in around 3ish. This year is total chaos! The kids started school this past week and now that AJ and Ali are juniors, they had alot of their classes done and are able to not take a full days worth. So let me give you an example of what my typical day looks like:
6:20am AJ and Ali leave for school which starts @ 6:45...thank God for my neighbor Heidi who gracially takes them every morning
6:45am Get Ryan up so he can be out the door by 7:30...he rides his scooter
12:00pm Leave to pick up Ali from school
2:30pm Leave to pick up AJ from school and drop off Ali back at the school for cheer and ryan is usually getting home right about now
5:30 pm Pick up Ali from cheer practice at school
Now that is just my Monday. On all the other days of the week, they have "block" scheduling which means they only have 3 of their classes which also means that some days AJ is out with Ali and then somedays he's not. And on Wednesdays Ryan is out at 1:05. Oh, and did I mention that today AJ dropped his Trig class and now his schedule totally changed!
With all that said, believe it or not, I am actually looking forward to this year. Ali is on the Varsity Cheer team so that means going to Varsity Football and Basketball games (no offense to JV but they just aren't as exciting). AJ is playing on the Varsity Roller Hockey team and as of right now, Doug has been asked to head coach. Ryan started playing ice hockey for OC Hockey Club this year which is already proven to be much more exciting with a tournament already this past weekend. And then there's Jack. Back in June I bought that "My Baby Can Read" program and told myself that we would start once the kids were back in school. So far so good. It seems very mommy-friendly which I like and Jack seems to already be picking up on some of the words...we will keep everyone posted! Aside from that he is obsessed with shooting pucks in the garage and almost everyday wears some form of super hero garb. Most of the time it's the Superman cape my mom made for Ryan when he was little and he climbs up on the coffee table and tells me he can fly as he jumps onto the couch 100 times.
As for Doug, business is...well business. It's slowly but surely picking up and he's making some pretty positive moves towards merging with some big companies. I am so very proud to have such a hard working husband that at the end of a long day in this tough market, never says no" to a toddler that wants daddy to shoot pucks at him while he plays goalie.
My computer isn't cooperating with me lately but stay tuned for some great pics from our fun filled summer!
