eatthefrostingfirst

There are two boys living with me. Ages 8 and 10 I'm not sure how they got here. See, the 10 year old (who I'm pretty sure just yesterday was in the NICU fighting to breathe), the kid who had years and years (and years) of therapy is now down to just Speech and Language therapy. And I say JUST emphatically. He is obsessed with sports (not really playing but following. OBSESSED) He is a huge  Yankee fan Has a fantasy football team Knows how to throw a pretty good spiral Enjoys Math Likes eating salmon The 8 year old Creative as heck and funny (okay this he totally gets from me! :-) Artsy Dramatic Also likes Math Cannot get enough of his dog Loves thrill rides (when just last year he was terrified of them) Hasn't met a carb or a sweet he doesn't like (okay, again, gets this from me) but seriously...who are they and when did they get to be like this? When did they become so independent and smart and know how to shower by themselves? Just yesterday t...

Back to school! The yellow buses crowding the streets New backpacks and sneakers shining Moms rejoicing everywhere Life is good! Yet; oldest was seemingly anxious the night before the first day. Youngest wasn't overly thrilled with his class list. Oldest has a new special ed. teacher Youngest has been asking oldest non stop questions about third grade. I forgot how anxiety provoking the start of school can be for kids. They have had care free, relaxing summers. No real schedules. No homework or tests or things to learn and memorize. Life has been filled with lemonade and outdoor activities and smelling like coppertone for 2 months. They now need to switch gears. And quickly. We are asking them to one day turn off your summer switch and the next morning get your mind in gear and ready to learn math. And the parents? Same thing. I forgot what time I dropped them off. Will I remember to pick them up? Lunches? Shoot, where are those lunchboxes? Time to remember l...