Although today is Tuesday, it is a Tuesday Monday: the first day of school this week because of yesterday's planning day. I was pleasantly surprised this morning when Second Son, my six-year-old, came to the kitchen at 6:30 am, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, and chatted with me while I prepared the kids' lunches. It is a rare treat when one of the children wakes up by themselves on a school day. Weekends, of course, are another matter!
While I made the three lunches, Second Son washed last night's dishes and then practiced a magic trick. (Pushing a pencil through a sheet of glass - quite impressive!) His presence in the kitchen woke me up completely and making lunches took no time at all. We then had breakfast together, just the two of us, before it was time to go wake up his siblings. I think he liked this Just Us time, and he was very chipper when walking to school.
His older siblings were a different story. First Son, as usual, had a difficult time waking up, although not as difficult as usual. Perhaps it's because he has a slight cold and I gave him cough syrup last night. It might have helped him nod off a little earlier than usual. He was still pretty grumpy though, especially when I insisted that he wear his snow pants to school. I worry about him when he leaves the house grumpy. I don't think it bodes well for his day at school. I tried to be cheerful as we walked to school, though, and I think that lifted his spirits. (Especially since we weren't late for once!) He seemed happy enough to run join his friends in the school yard. Without a back ward glance at me, mind you, but I guess one can't have it all...
Daughter was her usual reserved self. She said she would have liked me to wake her up earlier so she wouldn't have to rush in the morning. It's hard to guess which days she wants that and which days she wants to turn over and go back to sleep... I'm walking on eggshells around that one... She wasn't very talkative in the car. As usual, I got no response to my Have A Good Day. :o(
But we want a positive post for this Monday (Tuesday!) morning! :o) I had a lovely half-hour with Second Son as I made lunches, and when I reminded him that he had a permission slip in his school bag to go to Tubes et Jujubes with his kindergarden class next week, and that this time, for the first time, I would accompany his class as a volunteer, I got an enthusiastic, "Oh! Yeah! I love you so much when you come with my class to Tubes et Jujubes!" Really? Only then? :D
Happy Tuesday Monday everyone!
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