As we enter our third full week of school, we are still trying to adjust to all the changes that took place so quickly. For one, we actually have to wake up EARLY - even when we stay up the night prior..chatting away with our sister and brother. Then there is the lack of tv time... how "not fair" it is that we have to do schoolwork when we get home and not have an hour to watch the beloved television screen. But most importantly, is the fact that we are finding the balance between loving our siblings, yet making new friends at school.
The trio are split up- so each one is in a different class; with different teachers, friends, and homework assignments. Sometimes this creates conflict, but for the most part, everyone is becoming more relaxed within their classroom surroundings. And it sure makes for vivid conversation as we walk home from the bus stop, and during our dinner.
It is crazy to see how the other kids have started to influence my own, and the juggling act that I perform daily to keep the convictions (and manners) that I have tried to teach them vs. what they are hearing at school. At this age, it appears that everything is an influence... and I just keep praying that "mommy" is the biggest one!
As for Abby...she has gotten away from staring out the window- waiting for sissies and "toe" to come home and seems to be okay with being dragged around town as I try to find my own balance between home, fitness, Pa, and fun time.
Let the games begin!
