First Day Success

Yesterday went very well for both the kids.  I was on pins and needles when it was time for them to get here.  Andrew got home first, and it has been years since I've seen him this excited about a first day of school.  He is so pleased with that IT class at Prosser Tech.  He's full of plans for taking my computer in to install more RAM and building his own system by the end of the year!  I hope this enthusiasm continues throughout the year and extends to his other classes as well.

Eler Beth, likewise, came home excited.  Three of her best friends are in her classroom, and she was very impressed with her new school building.  She had one sheet of homework that was pretty easy and quick to complete, so for now, at least, no homework hassles.  Everyone was in bed almost on time as well.

Now, just so you don't think I'm perfect, lol, I have to say that fixing two breakfasts yesterday was not the norm!  I had told both kids that I'd fix whatever they wanted since it was the first day of school.   Usually they have a choice of staples that they can prepare themselves like cereal, fruit, or convenience things that can be made in the toaster or microwave.  Sometimes Eler Beth may want eggs, and I'll fix them for her if she does.  But she usually doesn't eat meat in the mornings, and Andrew rarely eats anything in the morning.   It's very hard to get him to actually eat breakfast that early, and when he does he usually settles for cereal.  But sometimes he wants sausage or bacon.  So this morning I fixed sausage links for whoever wanted them, and then they chose whatever they wanted to go with it.  For this morning Andrew just had sausage, and Eler Beth had cereal and some toast and jelly.  She sometimes eats breakfast at school as well as at home, for which I am glad.  I really think that sometimes it's just too early, or too soon after getting up to eat for some kids, and by the time she gets to school she sometimes has more of an appetite. 

Well, enough of that.  Anyway, school is off to a great start so far, and I'm looking forward to being here for as long as I can afford to be before I have to go back to work.  I enjoyed being  home to hear their excited chatter last night, and fix a nice meal that everyone enjoyed.  I didn't have to come in, exhausted, from work and the commute from work.  I hope that can last for a while.