Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Tick tock.... tick tock.....

It's almost time!!!!!

The bookbags are packed and sitting by the door.

The forms are filled out and signed. The check for dining services is written and in its envelope.

Lunches are made and in the fridge.

The cute new clothes are nicely folded and laid out on the boys' dressers.

The brand spankin' new alarm clock was early set to lull them to sleep with the sound of the ocean and will wake them at precisely 7am to the sounds of birds chirping happily in a meadow.

Oh, yeah, baby ---- BACK TO SCHOOL TIME!!!!!

I'm finding it very hard to believe that, in just a few short hours, I'm going to be the mother of a Kindergartener and a First Grader!!!! How is that possible? It was three years ago today that we flew off toward Russia, eagerly anticipating meeting our children for the first time. Actually, we were anticipating meeting HandsomeBoy and were crossing our fingers that we would receive a referral for a second child while we were there. Luckily, we did and that little surprise turned out to be CutiePie!

I hope that they are HALF as excited as I am about the start of school! It's a big deal for both of them. They've been attending a local daycare for the past two and a half years (since January 2005) and HandsomeBoy went to Kindergarten there last year. We really liked it and I would have sent CutiePie there, too, but it just seemed pointless to have the boys in two schools needlessly. Besides, the elementary school they'll be going to is RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE! And by that I mean that the crossing guard stands in my driveway! You just can't get much closer than that! It's just too darn easy to have them both going there. Plus, it's a nationally recognized school and they have an Extended Day program to supplement the half-day Kindergarten. So perfect!

So, by the time you read this, my boys will probably be in school, meeting their teachers and new friends, learning where everything is and celebrating the end of mandated afternoon "nap/quiet time"! Oh, and the fact that the playground is HUGE! It's the best playground of any of the elementary schools in our district. The school itself is a little aesthetically dated (it's the same age I am -- gulp!), but it's in good shape and has great teachers!

As Troy and Gabriella (and CutiePie about a thousand times a day) say, "This could be the start of something new"!!!!!

2 comments:

Domestic CEO said...

Big day!!!

Where did you get that alarm clock? Sounds fabulous!

Anonymous said...

Can it already be three years since we threw you that shower???? Doesn't seem possible, but I guess it must be, since I've been in this house two years! Wow, school across the street! Pretty sweet! Kiss those boys for me!