Wow, really. It's already September. Time seems to go faster and faster. Much has happened since the last blog post. Or has it? I'm sitting here in the library parking lot awkwardly using my new bluetooth keyboard with my tablet in my lap. I should just go inside, but, whatever.
The summer went by both fast and slow. It was a struggle to find something to do with the kids everyday and I'm glad that the school routine is back again but bummed out that I didn't really get anything accomplished during the summer. I've just been so unmotivated and tired.
Connor is starting 1st grade and has new teachers, new classrooms, new routines, and new friends. He seems to be enjoying it. Pick up is better and worse than last year. Worse because Emmeline has to sit in the car and wait with me in the pick-up line which, if I don't leave within certain time margins, could get quite long. It's better because I just get to stay in the car. He is still not getting lunch trays at school, but he seems like he might this year without too much coaxing.
Emmeline started preschool a week after Connor. She also has a new teacher, finally someone that's not Ms. Mandy. She's in a new classroom, but has the exact same classmates as last year, save one person that she kinda knows. She likes it, but on the way to school she said she didn't want to go. Same thing Connor used to do and still does sometimes.
So, sadly, that's really it. I'm once again trying to figure out the best use of my time, which is just short enough that I really can't do anything meaningful. I opted to not volunteer at the library this year, partly because the schedule this year seems not compatible with Emmeline's school but mostly because I didn't really enjoy it last year. Maybe next year. We did get the inflatable raft that I've been wanting to get and have taken it out a couple of times, once with the kids and they loved it. Emmeline keeps saying that she wants to go again. I want to take it to Greenleaf when we went a couple of years ago. The lake there would be perfect for this. The electric motor works great and it sure beats paddling.
I better get to the school and wait for Emmeline. I forgot that they walk them from the classroom to the door now, so I don't need to walk in anymore, which is a plus. More posts coming soon...like I always say...
