School Daze

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We are back in the groove, the school groove that is.

Our mornings look something like this:

Smack at the alarm clock at 5:30. As I come out of the room, Jared is getting in the shower and Matt is still snoring in his bed.
Take Chloe {the dog} or Sweet Pea {the baby} and put them on Matt’s bed to wake him from his slumber.
Cook breakfast for hungry boys while nursing my first cup of coffee.
Pray over boys as they eat their breakfast.
Make sure they haven’t forgotten anything {to no avail! Most mornings I discover something they forgot after they have left. This morning it was Matt’s Spanish II notebook}
Hug goodbye as they leave for the bus at 6:25.
On a good day, I fill my second cup of coffee and get started on my day. On a real day, I crawl back under the covers and re-set the alarm for 8am.

Matt said his first day went “ok”. He is on the golf team, which requires a 3 hour practice twice a week. He had practice last night and that, combine with homework in two of his classes, he was not a happy camper that bedtime rolled around before he touched a video game {I was secretly pleased}. Jared enjoys school {he is such an extrovert}. He is going out for the wrestling team this year {although he can’t condition right now because of his finger injury}.

Jason is leaving for MEPS today and will be gone until tomorrow evening. In about a week, we should know the dates for his basic and AIT training. We signed Miss S. up for her college classes that will begin October 4th. And, Sweet Pea will be a year old on September 1st.

Life is spinning so fast, I am in a bit of a daze. I am attempting to embrace each moment as I know life is about to change in big ways.

Embracing Ecclesiastes 3:

There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace. ~Ecclesiastes 3: 1-8