Back to school

[spotty_dog]

Today was the first day of second grade for my DS7. I know we're one of the last ones to start (and DD5 still doesn't even start until Monday!)

I'm so torn. I miss him like crazy already and I'm so anxious for this school year to go well for him. But even with one still at home, the house is so QUIET and I'm already getting more stuff done! Plus DH is going to take DD for a daddy-daughter date this afternoon, and has promised her that they will do this regularly this year, whenever he's off work and she's off kindergarten.

In which camp do you fall, throwing parental celebrations as you shoo your kids out the door, or sobbing in the school parking lot and peeking in the classroom windows all day?

(I am pretty sure I'm the only parent who doesn't walk my kids to class on their first day. My Facebook feed is full of photos by parents of their kids at their new desks. My guy didn't even want me to walk him to the bus stop!)

[v-girl]

I don't even send mine to school. Just ordered curriculum this morning.

[Vanquisher]

I'm a boo-hooer. I like summer. I already miss it.

[spotty_dog]

I don't even send mine to school. Just ordered curriculum this morning.

Jealous! Sounds like you don't school year-round? Do you more dread or are you more excited about the return to the school routine?

[Ladybug]

I can't wait for school to start!

I get nothing done when my kids are home. I love June and July, but by august everyone is fighting none stop. We're all ready for school to start.

[PrincessFiona]

I make jokes about wanting summer to end when things get messy/disorganized/crazy in my house, but really I hate it. I love having the kids home. We sleep in late and stay up until all hours (often all of us together watching fun shows). I mourn them going back to school. The house feels eerily quiet. I don't know what to do with myself.

That being said, I cleaned the kitchen and it sort of stayed that way. I still have college kids at home, but they're busy.

The house is cleaner today. Still....I wish it could be summer all of the time!

[Pollyanna]

I'm not a crier but I miss them when they go to school. Luckily 50% of them are home this year, lol

[ides]

Guess I'm in-between. I worry about O, miss him, and hope he has a good school experience but I would be lying if I said the time alone for this introvert isn't a blessing. Today I took a three hour nap after dropping O off. I haven't done that in six years. So wonderful.

[spotty_dog]

Guess I'm in-between. I worry about O, miss him, and hope he has a good school experience but I would be lying if I said the time alone for this introvert isn't a blessing. Today I took a three hour nap after dropping O off. I haven't done that in six years. So wonderful.

Yeah, right now I am sitting in my empty house, classical music playing, kitchen still clean from morning, bread baking, and NO ONE IS ASKING ME FOR MORE SNACKS. Bliss. (Hm, just started raining, so I guess DH and DD will be back from their trail-a-bike ride soon!)

But I'm also watching the clock obsessively. Just two more hours. I dread the return home -- the downshift and transition back into family life is usually rough. But I'm dying to know what he thinks of his new teacher and to see if she's sent anything home about the upcoming year. And I want my boy back!

[mommax3]

I cry because *I* an heading back to school lol! Not really, but this year, for some reason, I have been really jealous of SAHMs that get their houses back when the kids go back to school. It's weird because I really, really enjoy what I do. I guess I just wish the kids went back two weeks before I had to! 😜 Sending the oldest back to college was bittersweet, for sure.

[Thirteen]

Back to school

School is half day, 3x a week.
This is the beginning of our second week, and we both love it.


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[v-girl]

Jealous! Sounds like you don't school year-round? Do you more dread or are you more excited about the return to the school routine?

I dread it! If we could just play all the time I would be perfectly content! Our science museum has homeschool classes for all ages. For $110 a month I plan to sign the girls up for every class! The boy and I can play in the museum for three hours two Thursdays a month. We have a membership so the girls can have playtime other days.


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[MrsK]

I do both. However, I'm not apart from the boys for more than a couple hours at a time anyway.

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[ladymoreta]

So far I'm in the celebrating camp, but I will probably get more emotional about it when they're in real school. I have DS in preschool 5 days and DD in MWF, both 8:00-noon. It's not a huge amount of time, so by the time I start to miss them, I've gotten a lot done and it's time to get them. We still have lunch together when they get home, which makes it seem like they're not gone for very long.

[Bittersweet]

I don't know where I fit. My three year old starts preschool next week and I'm truthfully dreading it. It's only two half days a week, but I've grown fond of our schedule free, relaxed summer life. I'm not ready for the morning rush or extra time away from him. With that said, it will be nice to spend some quality time with my youngest and have one less kid to manage for a few hours. So, yeah.