Got a call a couple hours ago. Apparently we now have electricity at the school and should be going back tomorrow right? But nope…Now we are having some kind of water problems so we’ll have no school tomorrow either. One more day of laziness. I’m lovin it. I could so get used to this. Since I worked so hard to catch up the other day and it’s only the two of us laying around, we’re not making messes. All I’ve had to do is a load of laundry and sink of dishes today. Yep…I need to win the lottery and be a stay at home mom.
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How I’ve Spent My Morning
Labeling, labeling and more labeling. I never did get all of Cameron’s school supplies labeled. And her backpack has already broke so we had to buy a new one only THREE weeks into the school year (this is not a good sign). I also had several items I’ve bought for my classroom that were still siting around the house and since I was labeling anyways, I thought might as well. They all now have my name and room number on them. :) I don’t use my Dymo label maker very often, but when I do it seems I get obsessed and go through and label everything in the house. I just bought some Color labels and that was really fun. Cameron even printed out the numbers one through twenty-five and put them on our Cheetah chain (I have taken pictures….I’ll post today).
Labeling school supplies always make me think of my first days of school. While kids are moaning and groaning around here now when school starts back, I was always excited and ready to go – even in high school, I missed everyone and would be ready to go back. Plus going back, also meant it was football season, and I loved football season. We didn’t have a handy dandy labeler back then, and at one point in time there were four of us going to school at the same time. This was a lot of stuff to have to label. How convenient it would have been. I remember sitting around and labeling all of my stuff and then my younger sibling stuff. It was never ending I wish I had owned my labeler back then.
What’s Wrong with You?
“How was your day?”
“Good.”
“What did you do?”
“Nothing.”
This is the typical after school conversation between my daughter and I. She was pretty talkative through kindergarten. Then when first grade rolled around she stopped being so forthcoming. Last year, we literally had several of the conversations like above. So imagine my surprise last night when she chatted non stop for about an hour. I mean she literally told me everything about the last few days and what was happening in the next few days. She never stopped. She talked the entire way home, and then when we got home, she asked if she could lay down with me so she could continue her story! I know all about the kids at school. Who is friends with who. What activities they’ve done and will be doing in 3rd grade in the next few weeks. It was so amazing. Now I’m wondering….”What was wrong with my child last night?” 
1st Week of School – Accomplished
We have completed our first week of school. WHEW!! I was beginning to think it would never arrive. While I actually enjoyed the school year more before Texas passed a law mandating that we can’t start school until the 4th Monday of August, I do like having a long weekend after the first week of school each year as we always get off the Monday of Labor Day. This makes it nice on the students too. I remember not so many years ago that we always started to school on Thursdays and this week I got to thinking about that, and think that it might just be a good idea. When you start on a Thursday, you get a chance for students and teachers to familiarize themselves with schedules and each other. Teachers are able to tell and begin showing students what will be expected of them as far as classroom behavior/methods, and there’s time for the administrative stuff – textbook assignments, first day packets, etc. Then you take a weekend off and come back ready for full blown class. As many students (and probably teachers too) get accustomed to sleeping in during the summer, it would also help with not being so exhausted after going from sleeping in and then waking up 5 mornings in a row!
First Day of School
Well I thought last year we had a great arrangement. Becka showered every night. Cameron and I would shower in the mornings, but this year it looks like Becka wants to also shower in the morning (by the way we have one bathroom) so if we all shower and go through our morning routines (blow drying, hair curling, acne treatment cream, makeup) each morning, I’m getting up WAY early.
Other than that, the first day of school went great. No problems….tired, but everything went smoothly.
Cameron came bouncing down the sidewalk this afternoon full of energy about her great first day. That’s a relief as last year she was much more timid after her first day at a new school.