School starts tomorrow. Didn't it just get over? I am really sad to see my kids go. I don't think I had enough time with them. I'm their mom! Shouldn't I get more time with them than Franklin East and Mesa Public Schools? But I'm trying to be positive. So tonight we had a back to school party. We splurged and ordered Papa Johns Pizza. Then Grandma hooked us up with Bahama Bucks at home for dessert.
Sitting around the table talking about our theme and going back to school, AJ told us how he called a girl "rhino" last year when he was trying to say her name Riana. We all laughed and thought it was funny. But someone else got blamed and sent to the principal's office for it. My kids thought it was ridiculous that Riana told the principal for something like name calling. I guess I don't have to worry about the Cesar kids being bullied by name calling.
We stayed up until 10:30 talking about our theme and getting back packs ready. Last year the kids had to say to me, "I'm smart and I can do hard things" every day before they left to school. This year it's attitude. We talked about how your attitude determines your altitude, how your thoughts can change your actions and how it's not what happens to you but that it's your thoughts that will decide if you are going to have a good day or a bad day. Now, I'm considering having them repeat Henley's famous, "I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul" in the morning.
I have so much fun with my kids home. I really didn't even want them to go to sleep tonight just so I could pretend like tomorrow would never come. So I'm looking on the bright side and trying to stop from really getting angry over the fact that summer is too short. (I think I need the attitude talk.) At least I can clean the house and have it stay clean for a couple of hours and Stella will have more time to play all on her own with the "paapaa". Plus, I'll still see them for 5 hours a day, right?
