ramblings

Warning: this post is some serious ramblings about the day in the life of a mom with five kids.

Yesterday was a good Monday.

I got up and took care of some emails and phone calls then Ryan and I went and spent a few hours helping my friend Holly pack up for her move. I am so sad to see her go, but I am thankful that I have had this chance to know her. A few of us are taking her out for a good-bye dinner tonight. All are welcome to come - let me know! I'm still in denial she's leaving. I call it the 'gubler curse'. If you become friends with me - you will move away. In todays day and age, people move, but this is ridiculous. I have had so many friends move away since I've lived here. (Thank goodness for blogs and email so we can still remain in contact!)

After coming home from helping Holly I changed really quick then went to a meeting at the elementary school. It has been three years since Chase was enrolled in the special needs program so it was time to re-do the paperwork. As a team we had discussed if he was ready to be discharged but all agreed that that time has not yet come. We still have areas we need to work on - mostly his dislike of anything competitive, (his fear of losing and things being unfair) as well as handling transitions and change. On an academic point of view he is doing terrific - yea!

Following the meeting I picked up Reid from band - came home, got after-school snacks for everyone, helped with homework then got Chase ready for soccer practice. It was his last soccer practice for this season. We will be out of town for the last game so this was the last time he played with this group of kids. It has been a lot of fun and he has learned a lot. I have signed him (and Ryan) up for the next session, so he'll start right up again soon, but most likely with a different coach and a different group of kids.

While I was with Chase, James got Molly from drama and they came to the soccer field and we switched kids. While James stayed with Chase, I took Molly to sign up for her high school classes. WOW - did I just say that? Our daughter is going to high school next year! She got signatures from all of her teachers to take all honor classes next year - I tried to get her to only take two honor courses as a freshman. She finally decided on taking three: honors english, math and history and will take regular science. I just hope it is not too much for her but she says she'll be fine. She did choose a choir class as her elective, along with P.E., and those will not provide much homework.

SO-I brought her home from that, dropped her off and headed up to the high school for a band parent meeting. It started at 6:30 with the principal speaking for an hour on the lack of kids enrolled in band for next year and how that is a concern financially (they still need to pay the band teacher even though his classes are not full). We knew Austin didn't sign up again (he'll take a band class but not marching band) but was not aware that a lot of kids are dropping. Something is going on there. We are hearing from kids about marching band not being 'fun' anymore. They are willing to put in the hard work, but they want fun mixed in. I tend to think they deserve to have a some fun mixed in - those kids work hard! I couldn't march in line while carrying a heavy instrument and play all my notes correctly in extremely hot weather.

I didn't get home until 9:30 and had scrambled eggs for dinner. A good Monday.