School is back in!

Wow, Summer is over, at least the vacation part for the children. The first week of school is full of such promise.... new teachers, new friends, new books and lessons. The energy level is refreshing. It actually makes you refocus and reorganize even if you are not school. New pencils, pens and notebooks. I have my whole kitchen all fixed and ready for school lunches and family meals. Fall will come and all of the holidays. The new school year is more of a "New Year" than January. I know that i am so lucky to have such smart disciplined children with no learning challenges. School years must be so dreadfully hard. That is why we are hard on our children about grades. They have no excuse and every obligation to succeed to the best of their abilities. So bring it on. We are going to be ready.