This year I made a goal to enjoy the my summer with the kids and not wish the whole time that they were back in school. I feel like I did a pretty good job but I will admit I was not sad to see this day come. Things are just so crazy in the summer and it is so hard to keep things structured for so many different aged kids and without structure they get bored and cranky. Anyway, today was the first day of school. It was Brock's first day of middle school which made me very nervous. I didn't like middle school and have heard horror stories from another mom who took her kids out of school because he was being bullied. Anyway, I am still a bit overprotective and it doesn't help that my oldest is more book smart than social smart. Well he just got home and said that middle school is awesome so one day down a lot to go. This year is also a first for Liam, he is now in first grade and goes to school all day. In his case I am more worried for his teacher than for him but she seems like a very patient woman so here's hoping. Gwen and Maddie are also very excited to go back to school though at back to school night last night Maddie only said one word to her teacher so I guess her shyness didn't disappear over the summer. And Gwen is the leader of the pack, a big fifth grader who loves school and gets along with just about everybody. My one child that I am not worried about right now which probably means that she will give me the most gray hairs as a teenager which she is quickly approaching. Overall I think it will be a good year and it sure was nice and quiet in my house today with only the two little girls.
