My baby is a 2nd grader! I know, I know, Gary is groaning as he reads this. I am not to call him "baby" anymore. And I don't- in front of others and when it might embarrass him. But he will always be my baby, no matter how big he gets. Here he is with Mr. Mitchell, his 2nd grade teacher. He was SO excited to have a guy teacher. After having a week os school under our belts, all is going well. He comes home happy every day. He has been riding his bike to school and home and "locking" it in the bike rack during the day. He is so proud of that! He did his first spelling homework packet tonight. And he told me this morning that the 2nd graders get to pour their own ketchup at lunchtime! Little things mean a lot!
It's bad enough that my baby is in 2nd grade, but my oldest is officially a Jr. Higher! Being the scrapbooking maniac that I am, 1st day of school pictures are a must. I have been officially banned from entering the school premises with my camera (by the older one), so I am limited to taking pictures out in front of the house. Thankfully I still get a decent smile. Soon enough he'll be too cool to smile, I'm sure. After a week under his belt, I think he's liking school pretty well. He says social studies is probably going to be his favorite class. He's had homework (not much) pretty much every night, and football started this week after school.
Just look at the glee on this face! He's ready to go!
And, of course, the silly picture. Any chance to wrestle, horse-play, mess around, and possibly cause bodily harm to one another, they must take. Boys-
I need to get to bed myself. I've not been sleeping well lately. I've been trying to train my body into going to bed a little earlier, but it just doesn't want to sleep- then anyway. But, oh, do I have to fight to stay up and get busy after the boys go to school. That's when I'd love to lay down for another hour or two!
The last few days have been spent...
cleaning various household items
baking and cooking (yes, real meals!!)
taking Brennan to the park
spending time with my sister, neighbor, and dear friend
uploading summer pictures from my camera onto websites so I can place a big order of pictures
exercising- I made the stupid mistake of pinkey swearing that I'd do a 5 K next summer- I must have been in a really weak moment- I DON'T RUN!!!! I HATE TO RUN!!!!!!!! But I ran 7 blocks tonight, and that is a big deal! I like to walk, but the running thing I will have to work into slowly, ever so slowly. I'd like to will myself to like it. Of course, I really would like to lose some weight, so the exercise is necessary. I am trying to do it right after the kids go to school. Developing the habit is always the hardest part.
I'm gearing up to (hopefully) paint the bathroom this weekend. Nothing major- just needing to tear off wallpaper that is peeling and put a fresh coat of paint on. I'm not sure if I'm sticking with the same color or not. We'll see what strikes me when I hit the paint store.
That's about enough rambling for now. Toodles!
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