Back to School
Back to school. Can’t. This year, I had one child return to elementary school and another rose to middle school. I love summer. I hate back to school. Since returning to school, it has been ugly at my house. UGLY. Chores have gone to pot. Someone has cried every day, it has been me many times. I have no idea what my children are eating at school or home. Chinese food from last weekend is still being rationed to prevent me from having to produce a real meal. I think tonight is a chicken from Costco because Bob stopped there. No clue what is going with it…Cheerios? Scratch that, we are out of cereal. Last week one kid threw up on the bus before it ever got to school and immediately wanted to come home. Who can blame that? Same kid missed the bus as it left school the following day--running after it, only to be left behind and have to make the call of shame to Dad. Dad was working a 24shift at the fire dept. Mom was in a meeting and didn’t answer her phone becau