Put Your B.F.F.!

Back to school!!!

Four nights from now, I will be giving my kids baths (actually they're too old for that now, so I will just be the "order giver"), reading them a story and putting them to bed...at a proper school night bedtime hour!  I know I should be sad that the summer is over, and deep down, I suppose I am - but there's a tiny part of me that is going to drop them off to school on August 19th and then do a happy dance in my head!  Starbuck's will be my celebration.

I'm not sure where the summer went, but they're ready to go back too.  They miss their friends and their private school actually built a new building so this will be their first year in a brand new school.  I am excited for peace.  No fighting, no loud play, no skateboarding sounds in the driveway.  That will all last for the first day, and then I will have to turn on the radio to drown out the quiet while I try and concentrate on my client work.

For all you moms...I am excited and happy for you all at the same time.  This is a strange time of year, an ending and a new beginning all at the same time...and no New Year's Eve celebration to commemorate it!

Two teenagers for two weeks...

My husband and I were going on an adults only weekend with two other couples last weekend, so I flew my niece (19) and her BFF (18 next week) out to watch my two kids.  OH my goodness.  These kids can eat!  LOL  and drink - water that is!  We go through a case of bottled water a day (my new fridge in my remodeled kitchen hasn't had the water filter hooked up yet, so we are stuck with bottled water temporarily.)  The dynamics of the household have definitely changed.  My DS has become more whiny (he's 8) - I think he's on girl overload.  But at the same time, he and his sister are getting along better and hanging out peacefully.  Overall, I'd say that it's a nice change.  I love my niece to pieces...she's definitely a good kid and she has chosen a good friend.

This weekend we are taking the teens and our kids out to Lake Havasu, AZ to play on our boat and have some fun...then they fly back to Texas on Tuesday, and I'll cry - my niece always makes me cry when she leaves.  LOL

All the best~
Christine

About the Kids...

Just a quick post to let you know a little about my kids...they are both beautiful angels...with if not broken, then severely tarnished hallows!  LOL   

First there was my daughter... now almost 10 yrs. old.  We'll just refer to her as "Babydoll".  She has music in her soul and is definitely a drama queen.  She can't even get through brushing her teeth in the morning without singing, or at the very least, humming.  Usually a joy, she is starting to show signs of hormones...not sure if that's reality or just my imagination, but regardless...

Then, much to Babydoll's dismay, we had a son...now 8 yrs. old.  He is athletic and big and strong and the proverbial bull in a china shop!  We'll refer to him as "Bubba".   Babydoll tried to kill him a couple times when he was first born, but I managed to save him every time and now he is, usually within minutes of each other, both her best friend and her worst enemy.

Part of my goal with this whole "better me" thing is to get more tuned into my kids, spend more quality time with them actually connecting, being more involved in there education and to be a more patient mom.  It's hard having two such different kids, but I also know that it is a blessing as well. 

All the best~
Christine