After doing nothing but eating, sleeping, and shopping for 5 days I decide it is time to officially start school. Although it is almost 3 weeks out from when most Organized (not saying that I’m not) Schools start I figure it is best to get a jump start so there is no need to worry about the days missed while stuck in the car driving home.
I can’t deny that I am SO excited about not having to buy uniforms this year but more importantly not having to remember which kid is in which uniform on which day. No searching endlessly for the certain color and type of required shoes, and no staying on top of hair cuts above the collars (but who are we kidding on this one, I was never on top of that!) I told the boys there are 2 Rules before starting school – 1.Eat Breakfast and 2. Change out of your Pajamas. My son Aidan has always been the type of kid who tries to get his work done right away so that he can move on to what he wants to do. He was always trying to do his homework on the bus and if he didn’t finish he would continue to do it while walking home from the bus stop. He would walk in the door put his hands up and simply shout “DONE!” The first day of our school my son Aidan tells me he doesn’t eat breakfast so he wants to start his work. I remind him he first needs to change out of his pajamas before he can start. With a huff he walks away. The next day he again is the first one up, doesn’t want breakfast and says he is dressed and ready to go. I look at him and realize he is wearing the same clothes as the day before so I say to him, “Aidan, did you sleep in your clothes from yesterday?” He replies, “Yeah, why? Then I don’t have to change my clothes in the morning and I can get started right away.” I have to say I would have to give him an A+ for ‘Cleverness.’
I decide even though we are starting school we are still on vacation as well so I did not declare any exact start time and they are welcome to sleep in and simply start when they wake up. This is NOT working in my favor. I have one up every morning before me who comes to wake me up so he can start, one who sleeps until 11 or 12 and one who’s wake up time is as random as rolling dice. With this schedule I am making breakfast and lunch three separate times (minus 1 breakfast) and teaching all day long. Rule #3 just got added. School starts no later than 10:00 a.m., if you are not up, I will wake you up. More importantly if I am not up, do not wake me up.
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