Lifes Like That

Well I guess the school year is into full gear now. Both the kids will be bringing home their report cards tomorrow. My daughter’s report card will be really good. But my son’s might not be. He is highly disorganized and I have a real hard time getting him to do his homework. I’m pretty sure that his marks will be decent, but it’s the other things that I’m a little concerned about. Oh well, I guess I’ll see what happens tomorrow and then just take it from there.

Today my daughter brought home her school pictures. I have to say they turned out beautifully. I really wish I had a scanner so that I could scan her picture and show you how nice they are this year. She’s in grade 7 and I have to say that it’s probably my favorite picture of hers since kindergarten. My son hasn’t brought his home yet, but after seeing the proofs I’m sure I’ll be just as pleased with them as well.

So because this is going to be a short week for the kids my son has brought a ton of homework home. This really isn’t fun. Because he has to have five days of homework and I still have to work, this is going to be fun to try to get it all done. Hopefully we can. But if not, the teacher is really going to have to understand that we don’t have that much time to devote to homework when it’s given all in one day.

I will only have three days of peace this week. The kids go to school Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and then that’s it. Then they are off for a five day weekend. The teachers have meetings Thursday and Friday and then they are home on Monday as well due to it being Thanksgiving here in Canada. So…. I guess I will enjoy my three days of peace. Maybe I’ll grab one of my custom water bottles and head out for a few long walks this week. Oh well… next Tuesday will be here before I know it.

Well the countdown for when the kids went back to school is over today! Today they both headed back to school. So… this is a great opportunity for me to get a lot of things done today. I have to do laundry, sweep floors, dishes and try to find some of the cheapest auto insurance that is available for me and my husband. Once I’m finished all of this, I plan on sitting back and just enjoying the day. Man… I LOVE the first day of school.

That’s right folks. Only THREE more days and these children are back in school! It has been a long summer. Someone commented to me that this summer went fast but I really had to disagree with them. This has been one of the longest summers that I can remember. With two kids home fighting all summer, it really hasn’t been much fun. So in three days time, they will both be on the school bus and I will be one happy momma!

So with only about two weeks left before the children are back in school, it’s crunch time. I have to go out this weekend and finish up purchasing the rest of their school supplies. This trip shouldn’t cost me quite as much as last time as I have managed to find quite a few online coupons to use for this shopping trip. Thank goodness for online coupons! If I hadn’t found them I’m sure it would have cost me just as much as last time. And really folks I’m getting pretty tired of forking out money just to get these two ready for school.

It’s official. Both of my children graded this year. In September my daughter will be headed off to grade 7 and my son will be in grade 5. Both the kids did very well this year and my husband and I were both proud of them. We did get them each a small grading present (no, not a stainless steel drum set) and took them out for supper to celebrate. Now they have two months off and then they will once again begin a new school year. But the best news at this point, is that they both passed!

I honestly can’t believe that the kids only have four weeks of school left. I would have to say that this school year has just flown by. My daughter is just finishing up grade 6 and my son is finishing up grade 4. They don’t have that much time left and I really have to start going around the house looking for any textbooks that they may have lying around. If they don’t turn them in, the school will not give them their final report cards. So over the next few weeks I will find all the books that need to go back to school and then they will receive their report cards. I know they will both pass.

I have to tell you all that I am quite amazed at how much homework and projects my daughter (who’s in grade 6) has had this year. I swear to god that every teacher she has thinks they are the only teacher that my child has to deal with. She just turned in two major projects and brought home another project that she needs to complete. This one is going to be a little more time consuming than the others. She has to find some hip hop clothes and do a report on the history and the trends of these clothes. The teacher has given her a month to do this which is a good thing. Now… if only I could find some of these clothes to help her along.