Twas the Night Before School Starts....

...and all three of my babies are tucked snug in their beds. It's 8 o'clock. School Year Bed Time!


I thought I was doing really well today emotionally that is. Aside from waking up with a nasty cold or something and therefore not getting any of my to-do's for my housework done today. I was starting to really feel good about the kids going off to school. No tears. That was until bed time prayers. When Mike started in on thankfulness for all the summer events and then praying specifically for each of the kids school year...That's when I lost it.


All this emotion this year is really surprising me. See...I have always looked forward to year when each of my kids was in school at the same time (even if only for a few hours for the little ones). But man...i sure am going to miss their little buns. Especially my little mans. Not that I love him more...of course not. But he is just my little home body. I thought he would dread going off to school. But he bounced around his new classroom today when he met his teacher and then told me when we returned to the car how excited he was for school. I secretly wish he wanted to stay home with me more. Oh I am praying I don't loose it in the classroom tomorrow!!!

Tomorrow I will start setting my alarm for 6:45 am on a regular basis. I haven't had to do that folks in nearly 7 years! This new start time should be interesting.

Okay, and for a bonus tip for the day: When you are sick with head congestion that feels like you're an orange being squeezed for Dole, don't paint your walls....


for this is what will happen....beware it is a frightening picture.

Yes...that's primer right in my eyeball. How I handled grabbing the camera and taking a picture before rinsing it out I dont know. It's the obsessive blogger in me I guess.

off to take theraflu!