"I hate tonsils!"

This is one of the first coherent sentences little md uttered upon waking from his tonsilectomy this morning.

He had a bit of a freak out.
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Later that week....

We are recovering well.  He is not sleeping great, but he's been off tylenol for most of the last two days and I took him to his first day of first grade this morning.  The doc said he did so well with the surgery.  I am hoping that we have seen the end of the sore throats!

First week of school

Little d is doing well in 6th.  She hates her theater arts teacher.  We'll see how that progresses.  She had a best boy friend ask her to be his 'girlfriend'.  That has somewhat blown over.

Little m missed day 2 and 3 due to fever and congestion and sore throat but bounced back fast on Friday.  She's back at school today.

Little md was not excited about today, but he was in a good mood overall.  Hoping for the best when D picks him up today.

I have to take little d to the chiropractor after she gets out.

August is here----aaaaaand-----we're-----off!!

Last Hooray (albeit low key)

We made a trip to POC to spend the last few bright moments of summer.  I am trying to get back to school schedule.  It's hard.  Current wake time for kids @8am.  Wake time for school 6:10am.  So we're close.  lol

The kids went Pokemon hunting this morning and we are being lazy this afternoon.  Hoping for a boat ride tomorrow morning.  Days are lazy here.  Just what I need before the chaos of school starting.

Little d going to middle school is like starting all over for me.  Added to that Little md's surgery makes the beginning of this year so stressful.

I'm going to hit the ground running when we get back home.  I'm going to whip the house into shape and get so organized that I can't help but be calm.

At least that's the best laid plans.....

Hustle and bustle and tonsils

For whatever reason the school district has decided to lengthen the school year.  Or in other words.  Summer is getting shorter....  So I am trying to get all the things ready.  All. the. things.

Today was school shopping for clothes with little d.  I hate shopping for clothes.  Well mostly I hate not finding what you need.  Just random shopping is fun.  But when you need a certain jean or short or capri and a certain color/style/bullshit to meet dress code it saps the ALL the fun out.

I also have to get all the school supplies.  I have about half of what I need so far.  My plan is to go early in the am to get the rest.  I'm sure the store will totally have the red yellow blue and green plastic folders with pockets and brads and not be picked over at all.

I ordered those pink erasers online.  At the store you can get 3 for about $4.  Online I got a case of 24 for $7.  How ridiculous is that?

Well not as ridiculous as needing 13 cases of pencils.  Each elementary kid needs 4.  And my middle schooler needs one for each subject.  You have got to be effing kidding.  I am for sure supplying pencils for the entire district.

Let's not talk about the paper goods.  8 boxes of kleenexes.  Roll of paper towels. Box of wet wipes.  2 boxes of ziplocs.  Does the school even have a janitorial budget?? Oh but let's not get started on school taxes please....

Ok onto other news.  Little md, like his sis, needs his tonsils out.  Long story short we will probably be scheduled for the day before the first day of school.  But good news is we can then enroll him in first grade the following Monday and he will have NO absences.  Still that one in your you know what school district.

I am anxious about it.  But praying.  And praying some more.

Face!

I've been wishing for a long time that my skin was lovely enough to go without makeup.  Well let's rephrase.  I go lots of time without makeup--dropping kids off in the am.  Running to walmart first thing in the morning.  I just wish I liked the way my skin looked without makeup to hide the unevenness and brown spots.

ANYway.  I started using a regimen this week.  Roden and Fields.  Hoping it works, everyone seems to love it.  We'll see.  This week it's every other morning.  Working up to twice a day in a few weeks.  I made little d take a before picture.....

If it works I'll have a side by side.  :)

peace out!