Happy New (School) Year!

I was reading an article in a magazine yesterday that was about how we should celebrate the new year in August rather than January. The author was, of course, referring to the start of a new school year. I have to agree with her. I love new beginnings, and I always look forward to the beginning of the new school year. Sure, I have to make peace with getting back into the routine of getting up early, staying on a rigid schedule, the dreaded homework, and getting uniforms ready every single day. But, once I have done that, I remember that I do much better in a routine and my kids do, too. We have one more week until school officially starts. The week ahead is my “get organized week” (even though I really need a “get organized year”!) Then, the next Monday, school is here!




This year will be different. My daughter, Anna Caroline will join my son Trey at “big school”. It is sad and exciting for both of us. She will do fine, and I will, too. Trey, a seasoned 3rd grader is excited. It will be a big transitional year for him. His teacher gave us a planner that he has to write his assignments in daily. I’m glad that he will learn early in life how to be organized. Maybe he can teach me. Anna Caroline will love school. She wants to read so badly and pretends to read her little sister books every night. It will be just 2 year old Elizabeth and me in the afternoons after Mom’s Day Out for her (and working- for me). I am sure that she will ask, “Where’s Nana (her name for Anna Caroline)?” a million times those first few weeks. My goal for the year is to be organized and to exercise! (Who would like to hold me accountable to keeping these goals???) I have a plan, though, and a planner that goes from July to June. It must have been developed by someone like me who thinks that this is the real start of the new year!