I am more grateful than I can put into words that we begin school on a Wednesday. I really can't fathom having to go through two more days of this level of exhaustion. With today being Friday, it gives us the "lift" we need to get through the day!
The transition is always tough, but having me working at the school has been an added challenge. I didn't find out I was going to be working until late on Tuesday, so I had put things off thinking I would have the three days of quiet to get them done. We ran the dishwasher two days ago and still haven't put the clean dishes away, so of course that means all of the dirty dishes are now stacked around the kitchen. I haven't read the mail since Tuesday, and the piles of laundry I had created thinking I would get to them when the kids went back to school are now strewn everywhere. We look like crazy slobs. I'm also grateful that our sweet Abby, our new dog, doesn't have to be crated for another eight hours tomorrow. She is not enjoying that at all!
Because of Abby, everyone is also up a little earlier than we were last year. Andrew is getting up to walk her on days where we know I'm working so he's up earlier than normal. Robert and I are up earlier anyway because his bus now comes by 5:30 (isn't that ridiculous??). Catherine and Thomas are also up earlier because we want them to play with Abby for a bit in the morning before she has to spend the day in her crate. I'm looking forward to the days where I can be home with her and everyone might get even just an extra 15 minutes of sleep.
Robert has to work this evening and I feel badly for him, because the rest of us will be RELAXING. We'll do some cleaning up around the house, but mostly going to just "be" this evening. Tomorrow we are headed to my home town for a family birthday party, and then Sunday there is a neighborhood event we need to attend (and Andrew has to help with). Other than that, we are going to catch up!
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