Just a few more days left, and I’m free! What am I talking about you ask? It’s almost time for the kids to go back to school! I know, most of the country has already started, and technically my kids should have already as well. But, the school district here is building a sixth grade center (yes, the sixth graders will have their own building), and construction pushed the start of school back. Normally they start the third week of August, and now it’s the day after Labor Day. Considering that they got out right before Memorial Day, it’s been a long summer!
So today will be spent getting the last few supplies my daughter needs so we can take them to her school for “Meet the Teacher night” tonight. This year, she’ll also be making the switch to the “big” elementary school this year because the district splits the elementary school with kindergarten through second in one building and third through fifth in another. My son will be in his final year of junior high, so I have one more year before the shock of having a high schooler is upon me. How did we get here already? It seems like they were both in kindergarten yesterday.
I hope both my kids have a great year. I hope my daughter likes her teacher. I hope she makes lots of new friends and continues to do well with her academics. I hope my son finds some motivation to do better in school (yes, I have one of those!) and I hope he enjoys his year as a big, bad eighth grader. It seems to be going by so fast and I hope they take the time to enjoy this time in their lives. Of course when you’re that age, the thought of getting to be, well, my age, seems inconceivable!
So best of luck to all of you returning to school and to all your children this year!