Veronica has just started Kindergarten, and this has been very exciting for everyone involved. Today was her 2nd full day of school. It makes me wonder how long it's going to take before it gets old. Already, it seemed the vibe here at 6am was less abuzz than it had been yesterday morning. But even still, the morning went well, and she was happy to get up, happy to get ready, and happy to be on the bus leaving for her glorious world of school.
Rather than wake Evan like we did yesterday--yes, we were that cheesy family of four walking our daughter to the school bus on her first day of school--I decided to let him sleep. When I returned from dropping her off, the house was peacefully quiet. A week ago, I had made a pact with myself that, with the beginning of Kindergarten, there would be a new beginning for me as well as I was determined to do something about my apathetic attitude around the house. Beginning yesterday, the plan was to put Evan on his bike and leave for a 7am, 3-mile walk around my neighborhood every morning--well, most mornings, at least. The theory behind this is that it will definitely boost my energy level and, in turn, boost my mood. Well, yesterday I made the excuse that it looked like it might rain--it never did--and Evan might get wet. So, we didn't go. This morning he was just sleeping so well, and it seemed like such a shame to wake him. Of course by the time he woke and had breakfast, it was just too hot and humid to go then. So, the lack of energy and dispassionate attitude live on as my record goes 0 for 2 successful days on the new plan.
About half way through the morning, as I sat trying to think of what I wanted to do with my morning, or rather what seemed to be the least of the evils, I decided to give my friend and fellow stay at home mom, Theresa, a call to see what she had going on. She, who has always run a daycare since I've known her and always seems to have between 4-8 children in her house at all times, was alone doing chores in a peaceful house and thought it sounded like a great idea for us to chat and drink some coffee together. It seemed so wrong for me to arrive with even one child to shatter the peaceful zen she had going, but she convinced me it was fine, and off we went. I really enjoyed our visit, and although 3 of her daycare kids ended up showing up about an hour after we got there, everyone played well, and Evan really enjoyed himself. Through our chatter, we both concluded that we share the same complaint regarding lack of energy and inability to stick with any good exercise regime. This fact, paired with the realization that we were both about to find ourselves with no children on somewhat of a regular basis, led us to set our "firm" plan of walking together 2 days per week, starting in September with Evan's pre-K schedule. On my way home, I remembered that I owned a yoga DVD--another plan gone awry from a year ago--and realized that my major excuse for giving that up no longer applied. My yoga tapes seemed best implemented early in the morning--I HATE mornings--and somewhere quiet with no distractions--I could never wake up before my kids. Suddenly everything seemed perfect! I have no choice but to wake and get Veronica on the bus by 7am. Evan seems to be content to sleep until at least 7:30 or 8. This small window of opportunity gives me time to find my chi, boost my energy level, and possibly improve my muscle tone. So, starting tomorrow, of course, that yoga tape is going to get a work out.
Anyway, Veronica came home, and she has had another good day of school. She still enjoys riding the bus, and since I really like the bus driver, and I happened to get her a little "thank you" gift on the first day--a little bribery of the bus driver is definitely in order when it comes to making sure my kid has the best, non-bullied experience on the bus--I think the bus will not be anything I'll need to worry about. We've made it successfully through 2 days of the next thirteen years of my oldest daughter's grade-school career. Thankfully, we have 8 more school days left to adjust to our new routine before I start my school hell--I mean, days--again, and then 3 weeks later Evan starts his. Whew! I'm tired already. Maybe this isn't the best time to be starting a new blogging project. I guess I could always cut back on the yoga...
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