Well, just like the rest of you I saw a parade of happy children on the first day of school on my FaceBook feed. They were holding bright shining lunch boxes and wearing big ole smiles.
Every year I go kicking and screaming into the start of school. My kids are naturally late sleepers so I abhor those early morning starts. Plus school just starts earlier and earlier every year.
When I was a kid we started school the week after Labor Day. Hashtag Get Off My Lawn! This year? My kids started August 5th. Isn’t that insane? The good news is we get a nice week for Fall Break but still…August freaking fifth.
I’ll just put our first day of school picture out there like this…
One happy child and two belligerent cretins. There was no smiling to be had. Oh look, one is just wearing socks and no shoes. Hope that changed by the time he got to school.
As for me, for the very first time in my life with kids, I was happy about school starting. Just ready to be back in the routine. I don’t even know who I am anymore! Wanting the kids to start school! What is this world coming to?
The day before school started we went down to Bessemer to Alabama Splash Adventure. It was fun. Well, the part where we weren’t melting was fun. Brought all the nieces.
It was hotter than a mother.
Seriously, so dang hot.
These girls? So dang cute.
Bet they were’t smiling that big when it was time for them to start to school.