A Start to Remember - and Happy New Year!

Well - the beginning of school tends to bring drama. Pre-K - a hurricane came through Dallas and I was having to take Bobby to school in torrential rain fall. K- a classmate punches Bobby in the back on the second day. A sign if the year to come. 1st grade - I brought muffins to Bobby's party and a kid has an allergic reaction and then Bobby gets lost at the first football game and the whole administration is looking for him - he was playing a pick game of football on one of the sports fields. This year - Bobby sprains his foot in gym on the second day and then gets sent home this week after getting sick during lunch. So far - the drama seems to be behind us - for the time being :) Timmy's year began with far less drama than last year. No tears starting school and had a great first two days. I think it is going to be a wonderful year for him. This weekend began with two EARLY games - baseball for Bobby and soccer for Timmy. Both did well - it was pretty priceless to watch Timmy run with the clump around the soccer field. We also celebrated an anniversary and Rosh Hashanah - a favorite of mine. Next week - i start Leadership Dallas, Greenhill mini-school and more school. One week left of unemployment for me before starting the new gig.....trying to eat up every last minute and relax a little.

A Labor Day to Remember

I love Labor Day weekend - a final nod to the summer before it really feels like the rush of Fall has started. One more extended warm weekend to close out summer and rest after the first week of school. this year, we packed up for a much anticipated trip to Mom's boat to celebrate birthdays (Bobby turning 8 and Mom's), swim and relax. Bobby, i particular, is a boat boy. He LOVES it. Cooking out, fishing, riding jet skis, going down the slide....all of it. Great weekend and great start to the Fall!

And they're off!

Another school year starts - Bobby in 2nd grade and Tim starting preschool next week. A wonderful summer is over. Trips, sports games and lots of great memories. I feel like we really made the most of the time. I love the start of Fall with all the anticipation and excitement. So far so good - despite a foot injury - Bobby is off to a great start in 2nd grade. In his words - 2nd grade rocks! As a parent - it gives me so much joy to see him loving school. It is really one of the best things I can do for him. As for me - being off during this time has been wonderful. I am able to take my time getting some errands done, get the boys on a good schedule and organized and feel that I will be well-prepared when I start in a few weeks. Until next time.....

Week of Firsts and Repeats

First...the firsts...catching Bobby pre-shower on the treadmill - fully naked - asking "is this how I turn this think on?" And Tim - making his first on the potty! And starting pre-potty training. Not sure if he is ready for full-on yet but a first is a first.

Next - the repeats - fifth trip to the Children's Medical Center Parade and third year to stay overnight in a hotel the night before and enjoy meals with both Claus - Mrs. for dinner the night before and Santa for brunch after the parade. All in all - very fun - but also may be bordering on too much. Time to assess maybe taking out dinner and hotel next year and just doing the morning - which is always more fun. After all had a good nap - we went to the Mavs game with Bobby's boy scout troop. Fun weekend! Counting down the holidays....I don;t who is mre excited about a long break - the boys or me.

Back in the Business of Blogging

Much too long and long overdue - but never forgotten. Another Fall is coming to an end - one of my favorite times of year though never short of activity. Halloween (black ninja and Mickey (kind of)), another trip to NYC, Homecoming - much less troublesome than the first go round, cheerleading, busy weekends and Thanksgiving. Much, much smoother start to the year - much in part to our wonderful Frankie (Bickie) and it being my second time doing events. I still grapple with some aspects but overall going better for me as a working Mom. Bobby had another great season of baseball in addition to soccer and chess. He also still plays piano. It gets tough to say no to activities but also to fit it all in. I am still learning to find balance. Tim is doing exceptional - started at Da Vinci and - after a few weeks - is doing well. I love everything he is right know - which is all 2. So proud of both my boys. As the holidays draw near, I look forward to another break coming up (yay!) and going to Disneyworld! I also look forward to maybe getting a day or two to get some home projects finished - but promise that I won;t beat myself up over it if I choose to take the boys to a museum instead :) Until next time - which won't be as long - XO

Bobby's Interview in Greenhill's Newsletter

Every week - the head of the Preschool interview students for the newsletter. This week, Bobby was interviewed. Below is his response :)

Bobby Strauss – Always observant, Bobby is in Mr. Krauss’ and Mrs. West’s kindergarten class. At school, he likes to play with his friends and at home, he likes to do a variety of things from watching tv to playing Legos to playing with Tim, his brother. Bobby likes pizza and What-a-burger hamburgers. When asked about his favorite color, he simply replied, “Every kind of colors so I’ll just say a rainbow.” “I play sports here, soccer and that’s it.” After school, Bobby sometimes goes to Extended Day or goes swimming or plays soccer or does Yoga. When he grows up, he wants to be a police officer. In Bobby’s eyes the best thing about Greenhill is “My mom works here and I get to spend time with my friends and I have really good friends and my brother goes here. Hey, where are you going to write the rest of what I am saying? You ran out of paper."

All I want for Halloween....

Is one of my top teeth!!! Bobby