And so it begins.....the school year!

Hello to anyone who takes the time to read this!

I am new to blogging, so bear with me.

The school year has just begun and I am already behind! Nothing new there. It doesn't matter how early I may start to get supplies and etc. together. So this year I didn't start untill the day before school started!! Much to my kids dismay. Besides, school shouldn't even start until September anyway. The middle of August...you've got to be kidding! I wanted to keep my kids out of school until the day after labor day, but they would've missed hanging out with friends. Nobody wants to hang out with Mom. She's boring.

My 4 kids are all in school. My 19 year old son just started college out of town, my 17 year old daughter began her senior year of high school, the 11 year old is in 6th grade, his last year of elementry and my 8 year old (who is older and wiser than he should be) started 3rd grade. Gee, only 2 schools to drive to this year!

Yesterday I caught a preview of a Martha Stewart episode. Wow, she really needs to spend some time in our "real mom world". Martha was showing all of us Moms how to protect and cover our children's school books. The plain ol' brown paper bag and some tape isn't enough anymore. Nope. Now you have to laminate the covering which "could be wrapping paper of something just as pretty". But first, tuck photos of your dog or cat or your family or the latest hottie or whatever else you can think of in. So if Buffy or Chip get bored listening to the teacher or class reading they have something to entertain them. Yeah, I got that kinda time on my hands. Besides,...I always thought school books were to learn from, not be distracted by.

My days are now pretty much spent ignoring the stuff I should be doing. Like the laundry. Can't wait until the youngest is 12 and will be doing his own!! Now how to get my husband to do the same. Ideas anyone!!! I'll sort and wash if only he folds and puts away. Seems fair. Instead I have two baskets overflowing on his side of the bed. Well, someday it will get done. And someday I'll completely unpack from my latest trip!! Yeah, right! Keep wishing Kay.

I'll close with this. I am now 10 minutes late picking up my daughter, my 17 year old daughter. This will be fun. As I said in the begining... I am already behind.

Kay