I might actually have time to blog this school year

Lily is loving her teacher as far as I can tell. She doesn't share much about her days. So far I know that Lily likes to pull weeds during recess, that it's not totally against the rules to wear flip flops and that she only has to practice the challenge words on her spelling list. You can decide for yourself how true each of those things that she shared actually are.

 I do know that on Drew's first day of kindergarten Lily inhaled her lunch so she could get out to recess to see Drew. The kindergarteners usually go in just before the second graders come out so it was a thoughtful thing for Lily to do. I know that it meant a lot to Drew.

Drew gave me lots of feedback about his first day. His favorite part was playing super hero with the other boys at recess. He also shared that he didn't eat his whole lunch, but did eat it as soon as he was in the van after school. He doesn't remember any of the other boys' names, except one. He remembers the name of the boy who didn't get his good behavior sticker on the first day of school.

I think that Drew had fun at school but he was exhausted after. Yesterday, while the girls had their turn to go to school, Drew was pretty grumpy and a little anxious about going back to school. This morning Tom said Drew was tossing and turning starting at 6 am and last night he came out of his bedroom after I tucked him in. This is a rare occurrence and he was claiming bad dreams, which is even more rare. I think he was just nervous about going back to school. But this morning he got ready just fine and even had time for a few minutes of TV before we left.

Julianna's first day went well. She actually talked while she was there and that fact was not a given. Shanna said that Julianna followed her around during recess but was brave during inside play and left Shanna to play with the toys. Julianna said she made friends and had fun. They played with shaving cream, an obvious hit with her. I am so glad she enjoyed her first day. It makes leaving her way easier.

Tomorrow is my first kid-free morning. To celebrate I am joining my running partners for a ten mile run. It will be good for me to have a place to go and an activity that will help me work through all of my emotional energy. I will really treasure my alone time and hope that it will make me a better mom to my kids before and after school. It's going to be a good year.