Tuesday, August 11, 2009

It's Back to School for the W's

After dropping $145 on school supplies, $300 on new shoes and $400 on "dress code" approved clothing, we are back in school. For the first time ever, I have all 3 in the same place. It has made my morning and afternoon routines so much easier not to mention the mileage on the Taho. HOWEVER, it is certainly a little tougher on the pocketbook. I am finding it hard to swallow that collectively we pay more for the W's school tuition than all our other household bills combined. I think there is something wrong with this picture :( Don't get me wrong..... I love the W's school. Hell, Mouse and I are both alumni but DAMN!!!!!!

2009-2010 school year we have a 7th Grader, 4th Grader and 1st Grader. I can't believe it. I feel like it was just yesterday, I was in the 7th Grade. Thank the Lord I'm not but I sure don't feel old enough to have a 7th Grader and yet my #1W is one. Let me add that raising a pre-teen girl is proving to be more difficult than being a pre-teen girl. I would not have believed that to be possible but it is. Between the hormones that are providing her with bumps on her face as well as her chest to the daily tears and horrible attitude, I'm not sure who is going to last the longest in this household!!! I really feel sorry for her. I hated being 12, 13, 14...... Please Pray . #2W was really excited about his teacher and class mates this year. Not so much the new dress code!! His best friend is in his class again this year and that makes him feel indestructable. Together they can take on anything(anyone). Football will be starting soon (woohoo.....not!!!) Kinda of scared of that sport but he loves it and so does his dad. Oh well. #3W has presented me the greatest source of stress in the school area to date. Last night he told me that he did not want to go back to school. He said that it really wasn't that much fun and that his teacher yells a lot. My heart was breaking. It is hard enough to send him off everyday but to do it when he doesn't even like it....... I sent him a napkin with a note yesterday in his lunch box. I figured he would see it and secretly like it but be afraid to let anyone else see and promptly throw it away. NOPE... This is the conversation:
#3W: "Momma, I found that napkin you wrote on in my lunch box"
Gigi: "You did?"
#3W: "Yes, and I put it in my lunch box, I wanted to be able to keep it"
GiGi: sniff "You did?!?" sniff
How is it that they are just so sweet? Well, we are hoping for things to get better for him and I know they will.




Maybe not, guess what the question this morning was? ...... "How many days again till Saturday?" LORD, PLEASE HELP US ALL!!!