Today marks the end of the first full week of school for the kiddos, which means we are fully into school season now. This weekend will also start soccer for the boys, so it's all starting for real.
With Jonah is kindergarten and all 3 kids at the same school (#GoldenYear), that means that some of the rhythms from last year have changed. None of these changes are bad, they're just different.
- Full Day Sabbath. For the first time since we had Ezra over 10 years ago, Megan and I can enjoy a full Sabbath. We've been taking Sabbaths on Mondays for as long as we've been married. Before we had Ezra, we would say goodbye in the morning and not see each other until dinner. For the past 10 years, we've split Sabbath in half, with one of us watching whatever kids weren't in school for half the day then being out and about for the other half of the day. With JoJo in school now, we can go back to that full day experience. So far, it's been pretty great.
- Making lunch. Our elementary school has had free lunch for the past few years, so this one is brand new to us. Because JoJo has so many allergies, we decided that it would be easier to just make him lunch instead of risking cross-contamination or some secret ingredient we didn't know about. So far, we've been doing a good job of giving him some variety. I'm sure that ham sandwiches every day would grow stale after a while.
- Getting to the Panera. A few years ago, we moved daycares, and JoJo's daycare was right across the street from a Panera. So, on Tuesdays, I would drop the older kids off at school, then drop JoJo off at daycare, cross the street to the Panera, work there all day, then pick up JoJo on my way back to grab the older kids. Now, with JoJo in kindergarten, I park the car at their school after I drop them off, hop on the bus, then take a quick walk to the Panera. It's a little more inconvenient but not terribly so.
- Snack Time is forever. Apparently, learning takes it out of you! This was true for both Ezra and Thaliea when they started kindergarten. It seems like just yesterday we stocked the snack drawer full but it's already looking a little sparse! The culprit? JoJo is SUPER hungry when he gets home from school and just wants to eat. He can't even wait for dinner to be ready. I think it's at least in part because he doesn't have a morning snack and he's learning to eat faster so he can finish his whole lunch during the alotted time at school.
These are a few of the new rhythms that we've had to adopt. We also changed soccer practice for Ezra to a different day, Thaliea changed dance studios so her lessons are on a different day, and things like that, so the after school rhythms are up in the air too. I'm sure we'll get it. It'll just take a little time.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
- Making lunch. Our elementary school has had free lunch for the past few years, so this one is brand new to us. Because JoJo has so many allergies, we decided that it would be easier to just make him lunch instead of risking cross-contamination or some secret ingredient we didn't know about. So far, we've been doing a good job of giving him some variety. I'm sure that ham sandwiches every day would grow stale after a while.
- Getting to the Panera. A few years ago, we moved daycares, and JoJo's daycare was right across the street from a Panera. So, on Tuesdays, I would drop the older kids off at school, then drop JoJo off at daycare, cross the street to the Panera, work there all day, then pick up JoJo on my way back to grab the older kids. Now, with JoJo in kindergarten, I park the car at their school after I drop them off, hop on the bus, then take a quick walk to the Panera. It's a little more inconvenient but not terribly so.
- Snack Time is forever. Apparently, learning takes it out of you! This was true for both Ezra and Thaliea when they started kindergarten. It seems like just yesterday we stocked the snack drawer full but it's already looking a little sparse! The culprit? JoJo is SUPER hungry when he gets home from school and just wants to eat. He can't even wait for dinner to be ready. I think it's at least in part because he doesn't have a morning snack and he's learning to eat faster so he can finish his whole lunch during the alotted time at school.
These are a few of the new rhythms that we've had to adopt. We also changed soccer practice for Ezra to a different day, Thaliea changed dance studios so her lessons are on a different day, and things like that, so the after school rhythms are up in the air too. I'm sure we'll get it. It'll just take a little time.
Have an excellent day!
~Adam
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