small things {numbers}

small things #59 ... numbers

We are counting down the last 4 days of summer vacation.  On the 20th we will jump back into scheduled and structured school days.  Here's a little glimpse at the bummers and bests of being back in school:

... 8 Bummers of School ...

7:45 am crazy breakfast tango,

8:30 am nutty get-to-school hustle,

7 hours with no Kellum Kid updates,

3 kids doing their own things with no time to check in with me,

1 Mommy keeping 2 babies busy and happy,

3:45 pm bustle to pick up kids from school,

3 sets of homework and parent folders to look over,

3 healthy lunches to pack at 8:00 pm when my creativity is kaput!

... 8 Bests of School ...

9:00 am deep breath moment,

2:1 ration (as opposed to this summer's odds - 5 or 6 kids and just little ol' me),

1 age group to keep entertained (Diego on-demand!)

3 lunches to prepare and clean up,

1:00-3:00 mommy down-time ~ shhhhh .....

3:50 pm time to love on my big kids again,

4:15 pm gymnastics class for 2 girls,

1 trip to Kidzplex.  1. (insert happy dance here)

Numbers ... it's all relative.  I'm counting on keeping my perspective balanced and my crazy moments <= 0.

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#4 - List 8 things your looking forward to or list 8 things your dreading about sending the kids back to school.