OT - school starts this week

Well school is back on Thursday and DD#1 has been going for 4 years now, but DD#2 is just starting. So I have spent the day sewing in name labels and making sure that all her uniform fits - aww she looks cute, but she can't be old enough for school already, can she? It doesn't seem 5 minutes ago that I was rocking this dear little baby of mine, whilst big sister helped out and seemed so grown. Part of me wishes for another baby, but where to put it, I'd have to move my stash! Oh well, it just seems strange, I am a stay at home Mum and I have spent the last 8 years at home, looking after at least 1 little person if not 2. I feel like I am changing job and I have a definite lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, as I know that they have to grow and leave little by little, but they are my babies! I know that this will free up time to decorate and tidy so that we can sell up in the New Year, but I wonder have I prepared her for the outside World, have I taught her all that I could before this big step to school, so many worries.......

I know that they can't stay at home forever, I wouldn't want them to, but this transition is feeling hard, all those feelings of who am I and where do I belong etc. I know that once I have a new routine and they are both settled in to routines, life will go on as they say.

I suppose now I better go feed them now, before they start gnawing at my ankles!

Thanks for letting me share, just needed to tell someone. I know that I am not alone with this one.

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Janner
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Hiya Janner, Are you down in England? The kids went back to school last week and some even the week before last up here in Scotland. I'm sure you'll pull through okay... I'm the youngest of 6 so my mum was a bit lost when I went to school as well. Transition is never easy, but life is all about change isn't it? You'll do fine!

-- Jo in Scotland

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Johanna Gibson

worries.......

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Diane Carter

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juliasb(nospam)

It's weird, but I am feeling the same way, and we homeschool. DD is growing up before my eyes, and I sure as heck didn't give her permission to do that...LOL. We actually have lots of time to do things sinceschool only takes up a couple hours a day, and I take 4 hours each day to sew and do crafty projects, now that she's reading almost completely on her own. It's heaven. She's learning, and I'm creating. Take your new free time, create something beautiful. You'll always be their mom, no matter how much they grow up!

Hugs

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Jalynne

Lucky you, school going back and all! Our schools have holidays in 2 weeks, oh how I love the day that they go back!! Not this time though - Tasmania here we come!!!

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Sharon Harper

LOL I just loved "Part of me wishes for another baby, but where to put it, I'd have to move my stash!" and want to warn you. I was born cuz my older sis started first grade!

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LN (remove NOSPAM)

I can relate to that with James - didn't catch him without medical intervention either. On the other hand, while he was a most delightful infant, he is now both delightful and interesting! :)

We got trousers hemmed for him for school today, and bought pencils and the like... I had to console myself with a silly hair ornament!

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Kate Dicey

It's been quite a few years since I have had to deal with first day of school. With my DD, we started looking for school clothes the week after school let out! Talk about shop til you drop! With my DS, we went to JC Penny's the day before school started, in and out in a half hour. Jeans and Tees plus new sneakers. That did it for him. Oh, how I miss those days! I see all the clothes and school supplies (I'm a closet pen-o-holic) and sigh a big sigh! I used to take the morning off from work every first day of school. Had to be there when the bus came. Had to take the "official" picture in front of the big tree on the front lawn. Had to cry as they waved from the bus window and threw a kiss to me with "love you mom" on their lips. Sigh..................

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AliceW

Howdy! So late? Neighbor kids have been in school for 2 weeks already. I love it!!! No more labels, no more notebooks, no more school supplies, clothes, shots, lunch money, bus schedules, and all that other STUFF!!! I can sit by the front window and watch the kids line up for the bus while I quilt and quilt and quilt. Enjoy this time, Moms and Dads!

Ragmop/Sandy--veteran school mom and quilter ;-D

worries.......

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Ellison

I do know how you feel......I was absolutely lost when my youngest started

1st grade and was gone all day. ALL day??? What on earth was I going to DO with myself with no child to watch over during the day???? Well, that youngest is 21 now and gone from home. And I found plenty to do. You'll be fine. Hugs and In Stitches, Buckeye Bev
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WoodenSpools

Most schools in Australia have a uniform which I feel as a parent to be best as it stops the fashion parade and peer pressure to get all the brand names. Unfortunately late primary school age children start to rebel against the uniform.

Dee in Oz

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D&D

In England and Wales, the academic year begins on 1 September: most state schools go back the first week in September, and you get a week off in the middle of term, round about the end of October. You then goo right up to Christmas. This year we have a 15 week term, with a week's 'half term' holiday for the last week of October (so 14 school weeks and one week holiday). The 'spring term' from Christmas to Easter is 13 weeks this academic year, with a week off for the last week of February (12 school weeks and the week off). The summer term is the killer: 12 weeks this year (Easter must be late!), but 'half term' is the Whitsun week, so you get 4 weeks before the half term week, then a horribly long seeming 7 weeks after.

In Scotland the kids break for the summer earlier, and go back in the middle of August: that VEEERRRYYY long 'autumn' term is a real killer.

This year England seems to have quite evenly divided terms, but sometime Easter really skews things. It's a mental thing too, but when I was teaching full time, the summer term always seemed the longest! it used to be that you had the short first half of the term, then June was full of public exams (O levels/GCSE's/A levels, and the like) and school exams, and then you had a whole month of keeping the buggers occupied before the end of the year! Now it's worse because the exams start earlier... Glad I don't do it any more!

Some schools are going over to a 4 term year to try to even things out, which might be a good idea, except that you get the situation where you have families with kids in different schools with different holidays that don't match up, and what do you do about child care, family holidays, etc. About the only months you can guarantee ALL school kids are where they should be are September when the whole mess starts, and June when the older ones are nailed up in exam halls!

When I was teaching, I never thought the summer holidays were long enough (6 weeks this year), but as a mother... ;P

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Kate Dicey

I've got 2 little Clifford the dog backpacks sitting by the front door, ready to go. Different colors, but still both Clifford. :-)

I'm wondering what to do for 4 hours alone, and DH is very jealous. He never gets time alone!

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frood

I'm only doing half of a Back To School Happy Dance this week. School is starting late here this year because of building a new high school and moving grades 4-6 to the old one. So they don't start until next Monday.....although there is an orientation for the grades 4-6 tomorrow morning. I'm thinking the boys should be standing out front waiting for the 8:15 bus by 7:05........ just to be on the safe side. Today we're going to the zoo....shouldn't be as crowded as usual. If it rains it we'll really have the place to ourselves.

Dee in LeRoy, NY (waiting for the school bus)

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DDM

Perhaps DH should stop by your house during those

4 hours so you could both figure it out!

Taria

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taria

I think that's how we got into celebrating Back To School in the first place!

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frood

Hmmm. I was gonna send mine to a quilter in Texas. I hear she finishes everything!

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It won't be long before she says, "Oh no! I have to rush home. The bus will be coming soon." That 7 hrs gets eaten up pretty fast once you get the hang of it. LOL

Stay at home mom? Me? I'm not home much.

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Then the cycle will begin again! LOL

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