10 reasons why I’m NOT ready for Back-to-School
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 08:58PM I can’t believe it’s already August. Can you?!
FortheloveofGod, we just got the hang of our summer schedule...and it’s really working for us. The kids are enjoying their summer day camps a few days a week and I’m actually getting my work done, somewhat stress-free. We have Mondays and Fridays to go on adventures. We’re having fun despite the fact that Mother Nature keeps sending subliminal messages telling me to "buy gopher wood" within each weather forecast. I think I can count on one hand the number of true sunny, summer days we’ve been granted.
Bygones, Mother Nature. Life has been good. Soggy, but good.
I keep an 8-week magnetic rotating schedule on my fridge. When one week is over, I wipe away the dates, move the other weeks up and add a new one to the bottom. I just wiped away the last of the weeks containing July. And - I couldn’t bring myself to do it any earlier - but I just now wrote in the first days of school for Sarah and Max.
Yep, it’s August. Time to think about Back-to-School.
Here are 10 reasons why I’m NOT ready for Back-to-School:
1) The obvious: we’ve only had less than a handful of sunny summer days. We’ve been a bit short-changed on weather this summer. I want more.
2) We’ve only been to the beach ONE time. Reason? See #1.
3) The kids are in serious need of haircuts. Sarah will be fine, but I don’t have the energy to make a 4 year old with ants in his pants sit still while someone comes at him with sharp objects. I’m thinking I might need some duct tape (I kid...kinda).
4) Sarah will need to get up an hour earlier. Which means I will have to get up an hour earlier. It’s gonna hurt. To me, there is more than an hour difference between the alarm going off at 6am instead of 7am. Just saying.
5) Max will be adding another day to his school schedule. He currently only goes to camp Tues/Wed/Thurs, same as preschool 3’s last year. His preschool 4’s program will be Mon-Thurs. Which means that my Monday hasn’t been really happening until Tuesday. Since the rest of the world deals with Mondays on Monday, it seems much more bearable to start my work week on Tuesdays. Not a fan of Mondays. Not looking forward to my Mondays happening on Monday again. Follow?
6) On that note, Max’s preschool tuition will increase to $130/week. Our budget is already tight - it won’t completely break us, but I’m not looking forward to the increase.
7) Speaking of things increasing, traffic will increase. I know, we don’t exactly live in Boston. But, during the school year, morning and afternoon traffic can feel as thick as in the city. It doubles the amount of drive time to get anywhere through town.
8) SCHOOL LUNCHES. *Hold me* Right now Sarah can eat a snack and lunch for free at her summer camp. She’s picky, so most days I just pack heavy snacks to make sure she eats...but I’ll be back to packing lunches for both of them everyday. I hate packing school lunches. Hate it.
9) Homework. Sure, I make Sarah do worksheets this summer. But it’s at our leisure. Her school seems to be on the higher end of the spectrum when it comes to homework. And she’s only going into the 2nd grade, so she still needs help/supervision. Homework for Sarah = homework for ME. Not looking forward to homework.
And the biggest reason?
Drumroll please...
10) Back-to-school supplies are totally freaking me out. Not the supplies, themselves, per se. It’s not that I’m afraid of pencils and folders. I’ve been on a spending freeze since my husband quit his job and went to work for a start up biofuel company. Remember? So, yeah, we have a limited budget for clothes and supplies this year. By nature, I’m a spender. A really good spender, too. I haven’t allowed myself to browse the racks at Wal-Mart or Kohl’s, two of my favorite haunts. I’m concerned that once I step foot inside the stores, well, I won’t be able to control myself and stick to budget. I feel a binge coming on.
Check back soon for 10 reasons why I can’t wait for Back-to-School.
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OK, my husband totally didn't get the gopher wood reference...so I thought I'd clarify. Noah's Arc was made of gopher wood. Get it? Rain. Flood. Ha, ha. Yep, I went to 12 years of Catholic school. Can you tell?!
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Reader Comments (4)
LOVE IT! So true about our summer being cut short because of the weather! Our town pool closed Aug 1st and we were upset about that! I'm also not ready for getting up earlier!!! Loved your post and i'll be back for more!
Looks like we are on the same wave length with the #spritebts campaign. Can't seem to embrace it quite yet!
Laughed at your profile about wanting to live in ARUBA for the winter. We love ARUBA. Have you made it there yet??
loved the gopher wood referance LOL...