Back to School!!

Well...

The lunch has been packed, the uniform laid out, the new shoes ready to go, and the backpack is by the door...the school year has officially started in the Shivers' household!

The girl and I both will have trouble sleeping tonite! Isnt it funny that at almost 40 I still get excited about a new school year! Im ready though! This week was hectic and tiring but well worth the effort of getting new teachers situated, returning teachers information, and preparing for the students' arrivals tomorrow. Alot of them were around today which was so fun! I love love love the energy they bring and the excitement that they have even though they would deny it.

I even got some new duds for the day!

Tomorrow night Ill be exhausted. All that excitment and talking tomorrow...the engaging will wear me out. Ill be on a manic high until about 4pm and then I will crash no doubt.

I feel as disconnected as I ever have with the girl's class. She is excited but quite calm about it...not nervous really just sort of at ease (very un-Patti-like!!) I havent gone to one thing in her classroom yet. I feel bad about it, but I do know that she is in capable hands. I had an epiphany two nights ago when I realized that it wasnt bothering her that I wasnt there at her orientation and her classroom visit, but it was bothering ME! It also showed me that she is growing up and needing me less...one of those mixed blessings. Having an only child does make you realize that when you miss something it wont come around again so it sort of upps the ante.

So really, now the question is....do I take a Tylenol PM and wake up a bit fuzzy?, OR just toss and turn for a few hours?...decisions....decisions...decisions.