It’s back to school time! My oldest started high school on Tuesday! He has been balancing playing water polo and being in marching band really well. I am so proud of him. If he can get the school stuff down, too, then we will be all set. My middle kiddo started 7th grade. He has been really good about doing chores and helping around the house. He is motivated to show he’s responsible so he can play more video games. 😉 My daughter is sassy and ready to take on 3rd grade! She picks out her clothes the night before and loves riding the bus because she sits by her latest bestie. They have the same birthday (separated by a year) and their maternal grandmothers have the same birthday. The younger two are planning to swim on our year round team so I need to get them signed up! I am hoping their practice times will overlap.
I ordered new socks, underwear, shorts, and some school shirts for my oldest. My middle kid needed lots of school supplies. My youngest got her supplies from an order I did at the end of last year (love that for elementary). I still have more back to school shopping to do, but that’s OK.
I am also working on a new family calendar system. We got really complicated this year! I started using the Apple calendar system since we all have iPhones. My friend had started using a Skylight calendar to organize her family so I looked at that a little. It has a display you can hang and you can do chores and more on it. She is using it to replace her white board. I will definitely check it out next time I am at her house, but the Apple calendar has been good so far. My son loves to be on his phone so he actually uses it so far! Curious if I can do something similar for chores and home work next.
More to come, but the kids are back in school!!