First Day of School

I hate September 1st! I love having the kids home all summer and First Day of School is a sad day for me. But hopefully they are having a good time with their new teachers, new classes etc..
How do I spend First Day? I had breakfast with a friend whose son started kindergarten...boy do I remember that day! Hard to say good-bye and see them go, but at the same time it is terrific for the child.
I also got to shave my cat, yes I had to shave my cat! My kitty, Oscar is sick and cannot walk right now. He may get over this or not, but in the mean time I want him to be comfortable. Since he cannot do his business in the litter box, I shaved his fur and put a diaper on him. He was actually fairly cooperative. Now he is resting on the back of the couch, looking out the window. Poor guy is just over a year old and has a heart problem that causes blood clots. A clot is why he cannot walk. We're hoping the meds will break up the clot and give him more time.
Now I'm off to make and can spaghetti sauce....yummy!

School's out

1. Día 48 - School´s Out, 2. Rainbow Guard, 3. Bookeh, 4. School's out, 5. ticonderoga #2HB's, 6. School's Out, 7. School's out!, 8. First Shuksan Strawberries, Skagit Valley, WA., 9. school's out (first), 10. school's out!!, 11. Cheers, 12. School's Out, 13. SCHOOL'S OUT!!, 14. School's out, 15. School's out, 16. summer's finally here!

Snow Day!!!

Yum!

I had a huge list of things to do to, then the kids were home all day...ok so I didn't get as much one as I hoped.

I think they had a good day. They watch Kung Fu Panda in their PJs, played inside, played outside, and then video game time! Ok So they did do some work. Emma's teacher's sent the kids home woth extra work to do in case school was cancelled. Kind of defeats the fun of a snow day! That's ok, while she was working on that, Ethan and I read. 

I baked gingerbread and regular bread (but it really isn't "regular" at all).

A good day

Off to Valley Ridge and a bit more.

Back to school dotee bird number 5

I'm leaving today for my weekend class at Valley Ridge Art Studio. This is my last class for a while, so I want to really enjoy it!   :-)

This class is taught by mixed media painter Misty Mawn. Check out both her blog and flickr pages. Getting my supply list items together felt like I was going back to school myself.

I'm not quite ready for summer to be over. The kids drive me crazy sometimes and for a brief moment I wish they were in school already. But no, I'm glad they are here with me and I'm crushed when school starts.  

The kids have their new backpacks, notebooks, pencils, and Ethan has a new box of crayons. I guess the fact that crayons are no longer on Emma's supply list is the biggest signal she is getting older. But c'mon are you ever too old for crayons? Never *grins*  That and this year she has a locker. Wow what a change. She's still too young for middle school in my eyes. Emma's only 10 after all. Too fast Too fast!

First Week of School

Well it's official, both my kiddies are in school. First week is almost done. I miss having them around. My girl is getting so big! Fourth grade...WoW! The first month is always tough, review time. She usually doesn't need any review, so she sits bored! Hopefully 4th will be different. She needs to be challenged. She's 9 and for the last year has been teaching herself to read some Egyptian hieroglyphs and shes a wiz at ancient Egyptian mythology. I know she'll be OK, but still...

My little guy had his first day of Kindergarten. I thought I'd be bawling as I left the school. I didn't. I think it was because we're so used to the school, preschool was in the same building last year. This seemed no different. My hubby has the week off, so I wasn't alone. Family was coming that night, so I went right to work finishing a few things in my studio.

It was odd though, around 11:30 am I stopped, came upstairs and just wandered around for a few minutes. Not sure why, until I realized..... that is what time the bus would drop off my little guy after preschool! All afternoon my anxiety grew, something wasn't right. I ended up going to the school early to wait for the bell. I just needed to know his day went well. He ran out into the hallway and jumped into my arms smiling! I had nothing to worry about. The next few days I've been distracted by visiting relatives. Next week is the real test, when I will be alone all day!