It was the first day of new rules -- no TV or Nintendo DS until everyone was ready for the day. Maybe it was the excitement, but there were no complaints -- or even requests for Spongebob! Somehow, it was a REALLY productive morning.
It was raining, which meant we had to drive to the bus stop (I was hoping to sneak in some bonus exercise). Amelia's jitters from the previous night seemed to melt away, for which I was very grateful.
She got on the bus without even looking back. I think she was *really* excited for that bus ride. I was terribly choked up (even though she's been going to school for several years, this just seemed *different*).
Jack and I didn't even follow her to school, but we did slightly tail the bus on the way to the grocery store (as long as we were driving, might as well make an errand out of it). Jack pushed a kid-sized cart and filled it with all our groceries. He even picked a pretty bunch of flowers for me because "he loves me so much."
All he ever wants to do is go fishing, and today was no exception. We went out in the backyard and gathered worms and slugs and actually went down to the pond. TJ still can't believe I did this. But I actually cut worms (shrieking, of course) and put them on hooks (yelling "ewwww," of course) and then yelling when we actually caught fish and i had to shake them off the hooks. It was actually kinda fun, but I was relieved when we ran out of live bait and could use the fake stuff.
Jack and I are also making bread, he has vacuumed and cleaned my windows, and now we're making the traditional "First Day of School Chocolate Chip Cookies" for Amelia's return.
I'm hoping she had a great first day -- I'll post an update later!
1 comment:
Oh dear, my heart was feeling your "mommy jitters" when reading about the school bus pulling away. I hope Amelia had a wonderful first day. She looked so beautiful in her little dress and raincoat. And, kudos to you for doing the fishing thing - that's definitely true love. Happy Weekend!!
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