The First Day of School

Today was the first day of school. I remember when we were attending the county fair on these days of August, but I guess we slowly move closer to year-round school day by day. Today was a special first day of school, because it was Lydi's first day of kindergarten. She had a great time and was more than fired up when she came home. I knew that she would do fine, and she didn't disappoint us. She is such a go-getter once she breaks out of her shell.

It was also a special day because this year Laurel and I are both in third grade. She is, of course, in Judy's room instead of mine, but it is fun to see her when we line up and so forth. It will be really neat to see how she performs from a professional perspective. I am sure she will step up to all of the challenges put before her.

I am already exhausted after just the first day of kids. You forget how much energy it takes to keep them on task. I have to remember that they are essentially 2nd graders more than 3rd at this point. The kids are very sweet, with great dispositions, and it will be very easy to love all of them. I am really excited to have been asked to sit on a committee at school that I have been interested in for several years. I am sure many people would think that I am out of my mind to say that; however, it is a core committee and I like to be at the core of things. I like to know what is going on first hand, not through the grapevine. I am also hoping that maybe if I sit on this core committee, I won't have to put in my time on any others. Maybe this was their way of corralling me! LOL

I already miss the lackadaisical feel of summer, but I know that I am a much better mom and get much more done when I am teaching. It is amazing what one can get accomplished when you have a small window of opportunity to do so. As for the rest of this long day, the girls are in bed, and I am anxiously awaiting Jarod's return so I can ride my bike down to Lori's for a nice glass of Nebraska City wine on the front porch. If he doesn't hurry up, my 9:30pm bedtime is going to come before I get any of that wine!