Back to school time again! 5th and 3rd. This will be Lex’s final year in elementary school. I just reread all my “first day of school” blog posts, all the way back to Lex’s first day in pre-K. He was so tiny. Each year has had a pretty different start. I think by now we’re finally getting the hang of things! Both kids made their own lunches (so no sweet love notes from mommy in this lunch boxes today) and got dressed and took care of their morning jobs. No Daisy excitement like last year. Just a calm, happy, silly morning.

Back to school. 5th and 3rd. They wanted to wear their backpacks for this picture. They both got new backpacks this year, for the first time in years!

The weather this morning is cool and foggy, but no rain. I even remembered to sweep off the porch yesterday! Maybe some day I’ll get around to painting it again. :)

Eve looking so grown up.

I always take two (or more!) pictures, just in case. Sometimes that works out well (eyes closed, etc) but other times it leaves me undecided. I like elements of both of these pictures. Which do you prefer?

Which is better? This one….

…or this one? One, or two?

Crazy kiddos. So excited for school! I love their enthusiasm for school and learning. And I love that no one cries on the first day of school any more!

Keeping it real!

I am now home alone. No job this year. I will eventually put my name on the sub list again, and continue looking for full-time work. Maybe a classroom position will open up mid-year, or a long-term sub position, or something. But for now, I’m home. I have a list of projects a mile long I’d like to tackle. And I really want to get my body back in check. The weight is out of control and Eve is expecting me to run a 5K with her in two months. So I’m hoping to spend the next few weeks getting work around the house done, eating well, and exercising. Probably I’ll be bored and lonely in about three days and eager to get back into school. We’ll see how it goes.