The summer just ended to my kids' frustration...summer time sadness for them it is! Back to school at the end week of August here in our side of the pond. Back to school means bankruptcy for us parents hahahaha as we would have the long list of books, school materials and uniforms to purchase. and I have three students you know :) wooooh!!!
So I have three students all in different schools.. The eldest Deidre in 3rd year in Colaiste ( all girls school). second is Frankie in 1st year ( co-ed ) in St. Flannan's College and the youngest Liam a junior infant ( co-ed ) in Holy family School. Of all three I am a bit worried about Liam coming from Montessori Playschool. Liam tends to be too attached so he might miss his old classmates and school. He is under going speech therapy as well as assessed by a Speech Therapist. I have undergone the parents program and he did his initial assessment and we have seen progress. Thank God. I am confident with Frankie though because he knows some people in the new school. His former classmates and some friends go there. Deidre seems to be the only excited one :)
I took a photo of my kids on their first day..and yes, posted in Facebook. I always have a keepsake on everything first and anything exciting :) All in different schools .. awesome.. seeing them all grown up ..having two high schools and having a junior infant... boy I am productive!! and geez I am old! hahaha truth hurts ain't it? sometimes I have to remind myself yes I am a mom altho I can be cray .. ( crazy ) I am a mom of three .. I am not in anyway the typical mom but that is another blog :D All different schools.. dropping them off is an adventure! Thanks to Kevin for his patience (wait till I finish my driving lessons, parking on a rush hour is hell! ) Altho Ennis is just a small town their schools are a bit far apart. St. flannan's being the nearest to our house then Holy family and Colaiste. The high schools can walk after school but the youngest has to be collected.
Two days of school everybody seems settled ..whew! I am happy that Liam seems eager to go and is mingling with his mates. His teacher Ms. Quin is actually Deidre's former teacher. The two, Deidre and Frankie had their primary education at Holy Family as well. All McDonnell kids except two cousins go to Holy Family so I can say it is our official school hehe.
Now kids are in school .. the house is quiet. good in a sense that I can clean and chill at peace, not good because it is too quiet that I feel lonely altho Kevin is upstairs asleep as he is working on night shifts Monday to Fridays. He needs to catch some zzz's. The stillness though is my time to think and it is my time to write blogs or poems or read or go online. I should do something worthwhile to occupy myself of my free time though.. back to my hobbies sewing or photography or go to the gym. The gym a must!!
Seeing my kids now, I do hope they would grow up to be decent, fun loving people. I am lucky that there are in good schools that would mold them to be productive and have careers on whatever they want to pursue. I am always at their back for full support of course. My free time now as I am off work is more of my time for them, than time for myself. And I know in my heart of hearts that I am doing something right and in the right path.. my first and my most significant job after all is to be a mom :)
Shout out to all full pledge moms!
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