Mom is Tired!  09/15/2010 9:07 AM  12/10/2010 11:23 AM  The
culmulative effect of four weeks of Kindergarten seems not to be
impacting my Kindergartener, but is impacting ME.  There is so
much emphasis placed on the child's adjustment to "real school,"
that I'm afraid the mom's adjustment is overlooked. It's not the
adjustment to the schedule, homework, new school that's the
problem, it's the adjustment to my level of exhaustion!  How is
it that, with only the one change of school for one child, my
whole groove is gone? Everything else on our schedule is the,
dance class, baseball, church....and yet, it's ALL more work.
I'm up later, trying to prepare for the next day.  It takes
longer, because I'm tired.  I'm staying tired, because I'm up
later, trying to get prepared.  Obviously, this is a cycle that
needs to stop. Meanwhile, happily, my Kindergartener seems fine.
Recess rocks. Buying hot lunch is cool. Checking out library
books is big fun. Back at home, I'm already forgetting to send
apples for the Apple