The first week of fifth grade....
....was tiring - the bus comes EARLY, y'all!!!
....was rather anticlimactic, to be honest. My girl is apparently so grown up now that she even takes new schools that give her a huge amount of independence in stride. That sound you hear is my heart cracking.
....was BUSY - between my workouts, Tay's volleyball tryouts, the kickoff of fall activities at church and general every day stuff, we DID. NOT. STOP.
....has convinced me that riding said early bird bus will be a huge blessing because I'm able to get dressed in peace after seeing the girl off. No arguing, no fighting - hallelujah!
....found my girl exhausted last evening, which caused her to make some bad decisions with words, so she went to bed very early. It seemed to help, though, as she was bright-eyed this morning.
....had a bit of excitement as a huge storm came through on Tuesday, which caused the youngest member of the Puppy Posse (who is deathly afraid of bad weather) to freak out and want her safe place (under our bed). Unfortunately, I'd closed the door to keep them contained in one place so she tried to DIG UNDER THE CARPET. We'll be spending Labor Day weekend laying tile, friends. Oh, yes, we will.
....brought about unexpected joy as my child asked for a hot pink and black zebra striped birthday party. The angels sang, y'all, and I'm now in full on party mode. There are to-do lists and a menu and a list of decorations. It's a little slice of heaven.
....contained a big decision as the girl now knows what she would like to be for Halloween. In looking for an Alice in Wonderland costume, I'm now on a new soapbox - WHY IN THE WORLD DO HALLOWEEN COSTUMES NEED TO BE "SEXY"? She's 10!!!!
....ushered in a new era. One we're all enjoying and taking in stride for the moment. That will last approximately one more week, in my estimation, as we have purchased both high school and Baylor season tickets for football. Once we're spending every weekend at the field when it's still 98+ degrees, I will probably be over the whole "back to school" thing. But, for now, we're cool!
How about you?
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Well, besides losing his locker key on Day 1 (Mom had suggested a combination lock, but no ...) and forgetting his take-home folder at home on Day 2, it was a fairly uneventful first week of fifth grade for us, too.
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