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Someone. Anyone. PAleeeez get me some toothpicks to hold my eye lids open. I am so sleepy. I know most people assume moms are up at the crack of dawn before anyone else to get a leg up on the work of the day. I am not one of those mothers. There’s nothing wrong with them. In fact, I’m jealous of my inability to rise at a decent hour to get a head start on life everyday. I’m just not hard wired like that. Luckily my kids got the “sleep in genes” too.

I’ve been waking up at 6:50 am to get myself ready and then I wake the kids around 7. Many of my friends have made fun of me for complaining about waking up at that time, but you don’t understand. Last year we didn’t even have to get up until 8 to start getting ready for school b/c the school bus came at 9:10. And then the kids spoiled me all summer. Neither of them woke up before 9, sometimes 10 the whole entire summer. And now boom, suddenly we’re waking up at the crack of dawn - well ok, that was a little dramatic as the sun is already up when we get up, but you get my point!

All that to say what? I’m tired. So tired that around 10:20 this morning I plopped my body face down onto Aryanna’s bed and didn’t get up until Patrick found me laying in the same position about an hour later when he didn’t hear me anywhere else in the house.

I suppose I need to change my bedtime to a more appropriate hour of 11 at the latest. By nature I’m a night person so that’s hard, but I have to do something otherwise you’ll see me walking the kids to school everyday with an IV drip of caffeine wheeling next to me. I’m not a coffee drinker, but I’m about to be.

It’s back to school time.  The kids had a great summer.  I took the summer off from writing to spend as much time with them as possible.  We moved over the summer to a place with a small pool.  It’s great…the kids love it.

Today, was a new day.  Jordyn started 2nd grade and Aryanna started kindergarten - gulp.  Of course I wasn’t worried about Jordyn.  He’s a pro by now.  He was confident and eager to get to his new class.  His first of Kindergarten I was just as nervous as I was today for Aryanna.  Even though they’ve been to day cares and pre-school programs there still is an element of fright at having to let go.  I mean, come oooon…they are 5 years old.  The school wants us to let them walk to their class all by themselves, when I won’t even let mine check the mail across the street without me watching them like a hawk.  But, I understand I have to let them develop a sense of independence and accomplishment.

So we dropped Aryanna off first.  She was so excited.  In fact, she heard me waking up Jordyn this morning and ran into his room yelling, “It’s time to get ready for school!”   When we got to her classroom she found her spot and sat right down.  I kept looking for signs of stress from her or worry, but saw nothing.  My little rock.  She was ready.  This from the child who everday cried when I dropped her off at day care.  This from the child who I had to negotiate a treat of some sort everyday to get her into her Pre-K class last year.  How time has changed her.

Jordyn was even more ready.  He couldn’t wait to get her in her class so that he could go to his.  Same thing with him.  He found his seat and sat right down like he’s been there every day for the last several years of his life.

Ok…I’ll admit.  I wanted to cry, but I didn’t.  I didn’t want to freak her out or anything.  It’s hard watching her grow up.  I’m used to her being with me all the time.  We are mother and daughter, but we’re also great friends and talk about everything - something I hope continues through the rest of my years on this planet.  Not to mention, I’m just leaving her in the care of a stranger.  None of them know her like I do or love her like I do.  So yeah, it was hard.  BUT, I managed to not cry and I’ve been keeping myself busy here in the house so I’ve made it ok so far.  Although, I have been clock watching since I got back home.  I can’t wait to hear every detail of their day.

Since the kids are in school, I ‘m back to writing.  Make sure you check back!