Start of a new School Year....

Well what a week we have had with Natalii's arm and now getting both of them ready for school.

Natalii started on Tuesday and I had to take her to the bus which is a big thing for the last 7 years she only had to cross the road.

She was very nervous but excited as well - me well I was just nervous. It is such a big step from being the head of the school to being at the bottom level, most of her friends went to different schools so she doesn't have any close friends to start with. She looks so lostwaiting fo rthe bus, give it a couple more weeks and she will be telling me to just drop her off and go lol.

She had a great first day, she got lost only 3 times (she has come from a school of 600 students and is now at a school of 1200 1300 girls) and is slowly learning where everything is, she hasn't had all her teachers yet so she still doesn't know who is who.

I cant believe how much older she looks and even the attitude has changed she seems more confidant in herself.
The bus bit worries me I know she is ok but she has to get off and get on another bus half way to school, I just worry that she will miss one of them, I have told her to be a sheep and follow the pack lol - so far so good.
Her school bag is so heavy and much harder to carry with only one arm but she says it's ok.


Now Jack started on Wednesday - he sprung out of bed yelling it's a school day today yay. I didn't have to hurry him to get dressed or anything.
He was so excited.
Gork was home to walk him over and then Lisa and Shann came and took photos and then Grandma came and took more photos all he was concerned about was getting there.

We all walked him over and had to wait for the bell once that went he was off like a flash we put his books away and found where his bag went, he then ignored us and started to play on the floor with the toys and things that were put out for them. We didn't get a goodbye or anything it was like we weren't even there - I think Gork was a bit upset that he wouldn't miss us hahaha. His teacher is one that doesn't like you to hang around too long she likes to get into it straight away so we said goodbye to Jack and got "oh yeah cya" no hug or kiss nothing - I suppose this is really a good thing but as he is my baby I was a bit sad but happy too that I didn't have to console him etc.

When I got there to pick him up he was full of stories of the things he did and who he had play lunch with, he showed me how and where he has to line up for the canteen and how they had a tour of the school, once they got back to class they had to draw pictures of what they saw.

Then I got the question"So what tomorrow?" (he asks this everyday hoping for a lazy day - as in he doesn't have to come to the shop with me) I told him he had to come to the shop cause the other half of his class needs to go to school - he wasn't too happy and then when he got here he decided he was going home with Grandma cause he didn't have to stay at the shop then and as long as he didn't miss school it was ok.

As of Monday he has to go to after school care so we met Lisa who takes care of all that and he was happy enough about going with her on Monday. He has photo day on Friday, and has the Life Ed van coming soon.

So it's as if there were no holidays with everything back to a routine early to bed and now we have to get up earlier to take Natalii to the bus.

Sue xx