Sometimes I wonder.
Just today when I told Josie that the door needed to be opened all the way, she replied, "No closed," to which I repeated myself and she repeated herself again. I shook my head and let it be, because that's what I've learned to do- pick my battles. Determining if a door needed to be opened or closed was not worth the effort. Although... a few seconds later I heard an "Oh yeah, OPEN. Ha ha ha ha."
At least she corrected herself. I have much to be proud of. *wink *smile*
Today she turned an 8th grader.
We set our alarms for 5:30 am, so we could have enough time to get ready, breathe, eat breakfast, breathe, and not rush out the door only to breathe once we got in the car. Trust me, that's our normal morning routine. I woke up 7 minutes before my alarm went off to use the bathroom, then of course, crawled back into bed. Hey, I had 5 whole minutes! And, no I didn't fall back asleep. I tried. Soon enough I heard the kids alarm going off and it was fairly quickly turned off. I knew it was, none other than, Elias. The smoke detector could go off and Josie would sleep right through it. By the time I got myself back out of bed and grabbed my towel to head to the shower, Elias was dressed, brushing his teeth and just about ready to go.
He was so excited for his first day of 6th grade. First day of Middle School.
Josie rated her first day of school as a 9.8 out of 10.
Elias rated his first day of school as a 9 out of 10.
I would have to say that because our morning went very smoothly, they got to school on time, both kids showed up after school when they were expected, I got to make them cookies when we stopped home, and they had smiles on their faces, it's a definate 10 for me.
Happy new year.
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