Are You Ready For School???

As far as "stuff" goes, I'm pretty much ready. I think we've got most of Aaron's uniform shopping done, and the girls and I have found a few cute outfits for them to wear this fall (Roman and I took them out last Friday night on a date. After eating out, we did their back to school shopping). Zack is still waiting for me to take him out :( .

As far as "emotionally ready" - I'm not... I'm not ready for the added chaos of schedules and early mornings, and homework, and sports, and going from here to there... ahhh - don't get me started.

Back to getting the KIDS ready... last Sunday I sat down with them and we calculated how many hours they were sleeping each night. When they weren't on a schedule and just woke up when their bodies were ready to wake. Then we figured out what time they'd need to wake up when school starts so they can catch the bus. From this, we calculated what time they'd need to get to bed, and what time they'd need to start getting ready for bed.

The *plan* was to get to bed about 15 minutes earlier each night, so by the time we got to this week, they'd be at their normal bedtime and be in a routine by the time school started. Of course, that didn't happen, so now I've really got to be diligent this week!

I came across this great article called, 10 Ways to Transition from Summer Vacation to a New School Year. Check it out - it's got some great tips!

So, how are you doing? Are you ready for school to start? Are your kids ready?