The Treat of the Trade

The new year is upon us all. The kids and I are glad to have our routines and schedules back in full swing. I don't think the transition phased dad one bit :) I have had a hard time adjusting to my time at home. Jaxon is going all day now and that leaves me with 7 hours of uninterrupted time. Time to get things done for my photography business. Time to clean the house. Time to organize closets and do the things that I neglected over the summer. I feel lost with out him in the afternoons. I just hope he's missing me as well :) Jessie wasn't as excited to go back to school. In her world summer would last until Christmas and Christmas break would end in May. But it is a bittersweet year for her. She's the big 5th grader and it's her last year at the school she has known since the 1st grade. A lot of friends will be going separate ways come next year when they enter Middle School. She will be taking on the violin this year. She is maturing and grow

I t is here. August. As I like to call it....The Sundays of the months. I am ready for school to start. I am ready to be back on a routine again and so are the kids. This summer has been fun (when we weren't getting rained out) All the lazy, hazy days at the pool. The great vacation we took in June and the trips to the nice cool library. All the late nights and late mornings have been great, but I like our routines of the school year. I am ready for piano and violin lessons to start. I am ready for early mornings and early bed times! (wasnt I just glad that school was out yesterday?!) I have had the last few days to really focus on some new business ventures. I am wanting to start branching out and do more for the community. I hope all that pans out and there is a spot with some organizations for little ole me! Well, this Monday was a total flop and a half. Surprisingly not all my Mondays are like this, so I guess I had to play catch up and have a really bad one to make me