The Puddles

I have a love-hate relationship with school. I love the schedule and routine that school provides. But I really miss my kids.
This was a crazy summer. This was the first summer in years when I wasn’t working. So despite everything that went on this summer the kids and I got to spend a lot of time together. And since we couldn’t go anywhere (due to Ben’s Quarantine and my broken arm), most of that time was spent at home. Usually when The kids and I have time together at home, I like to organize and purge. The kids loved the fact that my broken arm and lack of stamina shortly after my surgery prevented us from doing anything productive. They loved telling me to go sit back down and bringing me ice packs or drinks, anything to keep me sitting and not cleaning/purging/organizing. Crazy kids! They are pretty dang smart at avoiding heavy work. They prefer to do it on their own then have mom with them directing their work. I have no idea what that’s all about😉. And frankly I was too tired to argue! 

Now they are back at school, and I miss them tremendously. 

Madie is at Peet Junior High in eighth grade. She’s taking all pre-AP classes, is in chamber Orchestra playing the violin, is in theater troupe again this year, is taking algebra I, and has signed up to do peer tutoring as well. Plus she is still in Girl Scouts where they’re working on their big trip to Washington DC this summer. And of course all of her church activities. She is pretty booked solid. So when she came to me yesterday asking to sign up for Christian youth theater and private violin lessons in the evenings, I think I about died. Of course, she can handle it but I’m not sure that I can!!

Ben is in sixth grade at Bozman intermediate school. He has an awesome teacher and we are hoping for a really great year. Ben was so sick last year at school that he didn’t participate in any of the extracurricular activities at school. We were doing good just to get all of his work done. But this year we told him he had to join one club. So we will see how that goes. He is also doing Boy Scouts and this is his first year as an official Boy Scout versus a Cub Scout. And he is also starting confirmation at church this year, so that will be a whole new experience for him. 

Ainsley is in fifth grade at Bozman Intermediate. She actually has a male homeroom teacher which will be a new experience for her. She has already told us that she wants to sign up for a ton of activities at school this year. In this case, she is a lot like her sister. She has decided to quit gymnastics in order to try new things this year. She is in Girl Scouts still and of course she also has all of her church activities. And I almost forgot her weekly art classes. She loves to paint and create!

So we are no longer in elementary. They are all growing up so fast. I don’t think that I am quite ready. But the truth is we are closer to Madie  graduating from high school than we are from her starting kindergarten. Yikes.