don't get me wrong... i am all for kids in school....but i just wasn't readY! none of us were! not the least of all Quincy, who finished school (on a year-round system) on July 1. (image Jcrew.com)
3 of my 4 'school age children' (capri starts up K this year!) are attending a new school that is 'traditional' and still doesn't start for a month, and Quincy will continue to attend the same school as last year- (blah blah blah not happy about it but oh well, whatever etc etc) ANYway... as it turns out, Quincy will head back to school TODAY. ... yea, giving her a grand total of like 3 weeks of summer vacation. and i am not ok with it. i love to shop for school supplies along with the best of them! love picking out a brand new outfit for day one! love the anticipation, and that feeling of 'readiness' to go back... but nope, not feeling it. in fact, i am just feeling robbed of my summer. familiy- disrupted. frustrated...irritated. sigh. sorry for the rant.
i am thankful for really great options around us for great schools...since it kinda snuck up on us, i'm feeling like i need to create some crafty back-to-school items to make the abrupt changes A-ok! so... i have been brainstorming, check back for some ideas that might ease you and yours back into the first day of school... maybe these will help both Quincy and i swallow this bitter pill!
and as a word of warning... maybe you should double check the school calendar, just to be sure that it doesn't sneak up on you- and if nothing else, that you are reminded to squeeze the MOST out of summer... seems like it's over in a blink (well, for us... it kinda was!)
