First Day of School

The first day of school came at a great time. This past week has reminded me of episodes of "Tom and Jerry" except replace the characters with Preston and Taylor. They weren't as ready to go back as I was, but they loved their first day, their teachers and their classmates. Taylor is in all day Kindergarten and loves that she can eat lunch at school. Preston is in 2nd and is staying true to form with taking a ball to school on the first day.

That leaves this cute kid with me all day! He had to wear his backpack like his siblings and asks about them during the day. I had to redeem myself yesterday. When I got him from the childcare at the gym he was upset that he had to leave. My plan was to go home, eat lunch and then put him down for a nap. I felt so bad that instead of going home, I took him to McDonald's for lunch and let him play (which is huge because I can't stand McDonald's play area). Instead of napping, he hung out with me while I worked in the yard, we played football, jumped on the trampoline and he rode Taylor's Barbie car. Today when I got him from childcare, there was no redeeming myself

I was hoping to read Breaking Dawn during Mason's nap, that obviously didn't happen. But no nap means earlier bedtime. The kids were all in bed by 7:15. Instead of cleaning, like I usually do, I grabbed my book and sat on my porch reading and enjoying the quietness and the view.

I went to bed with a dirty house and it didn't even bother me. Last night was the most sleep I've had since Steve's been gone. I was asleep by 9 pm and awake by 7am. The one thing I'm going to do when he gets home, SLEEP IN!

Speaking of Steve, he gave me a tentative date of his return. Until I know for sure, I'm still counting on the beginning of October. But I'd much rather have his tentative. He leaves Sunday for his R&R (rest and recuperation) in Qatar. He gets to be there 4 days. The kids and I looked it up online, definitely different from Iraq. The first thing I noticed, the beach. Not too sure if he'll be there very much, he may want to stay as far away from the sand as possible! When the countdown starts, you'll all know!