What a week...

What a week...

Sometimes this is easier said than done!

It was quite an eventful week!

Everyone had their first days of school!

Most importantly....

Luke's 1st day of 1st grade at a brand new school!

(He did great!)

And Nicholas's 1st day of Nursery school!

(He loved it!)

It was overwhelming at times!

Exhausting at times!

And wonderful at times!

I loved walking through the door each afternoon 

and hearing about the boys days! 

All the little adventures and activities that filled their days! 

As I was preparing to begin my 10th year of teaching, 

I was confident and excited!

My first day left me feeling challenged and defeated!

I put on a smile, 

pushed my worries into my back pocket 

and promised to try harder tomorrow! 

My baby sister said it best...

Only 1 way to go from here! UP!

 I so agreed!

Still I tried to not dwell on my daily adventures 

(adventures they were indeed...unexpected and spontaneous)

and I focused on being there for my boys!

Asking about Luke's day...

checking in on if and how he was loving his new school...

He was loving it!

The science lab is his favorite!

His teacher taught him about fluency! 

(such a big word coming out of his little body)

And he was making new friends!

Asking about Nicholas's day...

checking in to make sure he was being a good listener 

and making new friends!

He was and he was!

Domenic's days were wonderful, as usual!

I'm sure the girls love him!

I know I do!

I'm writing about remembering the little things 

because there's a good chance 

my days will be tougher than my nights 

for at least the 1st few weeks 

as we get into our routine as a family!

I need to remember that 

no problem is big enough to get you down all day

and when my day is over

I still have 3 men that need my love, patience, 

understanding and cuddles!

And those are the things I'll remember!