FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL!

Today was the first day of school. Actually, it still is seeing as the kids haven't come home yet. I thought I would put the pictures up, anyway.

Enjoy!

I Am Grateful...

I am grateful for the interwebs because they allow me to vent my frustrations with life out into a relatively harmless void, thereby saving my husband and children from getting an earful.

FYI: I am not frustrated right now, nor have my husband or children done anything wrong. I'm just making an observation and expressing gratitude.

Thank you for your time.

Jacob's Dream

My eldest son shared with me a dream he had about a month ago, in the midst of all of the ridiculous debt ceiling nonsense. He told me that in his dream, he and his friends managed to earn all of the money needed to pay off the national debt. They took the money to Washington and gave it to the government. But, instead of paying off the debt, Congress decided to spend that money on a monument to themselves.

I laughed like crazy and then died a little inside because that is probably what the government would have done in real life.

The End.

The Day Before the First Day of School

It is that time of year again when moms all over the country are getting perhaps a teeny bit antsy for their children to go back to school. I remember this time last year, I could not wait for my children to get out of my house and back in the classroom. (In retrospect, that might have had something to do with the fact that it was one of the hottest, and most humid, summers on record in Georgia, and I was eight months pregnant). This year, however, things are a bit different.

I've had a great summer with my kids. We've been to the gym, we've been swimming, we've been to baseball games (both t-ball and professional) and have been on several walks and hikes. I've really enjoyed spending time with the little munchkins.

We've also had fun getting all of their school supplies together, going to before-school assessments and picking up lunch supplies. It seems that about this time of year, every year, I am stressed out of my tree trying to buy last minute erasers and school shoes. I'm so on top of things this year that I am sitting her, at the computer, blogging. I'm trying to invent things that need to be done. It feels good, yet at the same time, I'm starting to panic that I've forgotten something and that I am wasting time. I'm beginning to think that along with all of the great rewards of motherhood, we are burdened with a lot of unnecessary stress. Pft.

Well, I'll let you know how the first day goes. We're way excited, even the kids!