As any other mother of school aged kids will tell you the month leading up to school starting is crazy busy. I loaded up all 4 of my kids, drove into Little Rock and spent a good portion of our day buying school supplies, keeping up with a fussy 2 year old and picking out backpacks. After which we ate lunch and went home. This is just 1 day of stress, heat exhaustion and complete frustration in the back to school process. We also had to buy clothes, get hair cuts, get new shoes, get school schedules, find everyone's classes on their schedules, find and open lockers a zillion times so we are prepared for that first day of school and then sitting through 2 hours of unairconditioned lectures for what is called "Open House" at the High School ... all while dragging around my princess toddler in the 100 + degree heat.
So now the first couple days of school have passed, we endured crowds and heat for the boys' first football scrimmage of the season and enjoyed a relaxing first weekend afterwards. (of which I must mention my boys were amazing!!!)
Now home with just the toddler all day I have decided to start preschooling her. We spent 1 hour of our first day writing the letter A, counting things that we have 1 of and learning the color red. Annabel then insisted on an icy pop and watching Toy Story 2 for the zillionth time. Now everything in her room which happens to be red has been pointed out to me and I am desperately attempting to get the laundry caught up before I have to run and pick up sweaty football players from their after school practice.
Busy Momma! I'm going to love keeping up with your craziness as you post!
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