School began today. I bustled to get everyone out the door. Kiki and Link were off to school. Howard ran down to The Keep for awhile. Gleek and Patches ran next door to play with friends. I was left in an oasis of silence. I had the whole house to myself for two hours. It was heavenly. I didn’t do anything productive with it today, but I will be using that time wisely in days to come.
This week is an adjustment week. I’m getting all of us used to waking up earlier. We’re all adapting to getting kids out the door in the morning. And Howard is gone to world con. Kindergarten starts next Wednesday, so after that we can truly establish a “normal” for this school year. Already things are feeling much calmer because I’m actually getting some quiet time during the day.
So far so good with school. Both Link and Kiki had fun and are happy to be going back tomorrow. I hope that holds up.