Sorry thought i was on the conversation board!

No problem Eileen, just tell us what you fed them for breakfast before sending them out the door.

I can't believe your youngest is now old enough for school. Seems like she was just born.

Ann

I hear ya. Woo hoo. Yesterday was great. Any suggestions for lunches? I'm stumped and it's only day two. Can't wait until they come home with the lunch forms.

Eileen,
You deserve a nice lunch out!!
When my gang started up in September a few of us moms would go to the local diner for lunch...maybe even a cocktail LOL!!

I was always happy to see them go off to school but I was always very sad too...I missed them. I missed the lazy summer days of sleeping in and no homework.

My little guy goes off to his sophmore year in Catholic High School tomorrow (note to self-charge the batteries in the camera for the first day picture)

Cheers!
Susie

Whew! I know the feeling and one of mine started junior college and the other one is a high school junior this year. It was a long summer for this mom between waiting up late for my daughter to come home and waking in the morning to find the family room occupied by her sleeping friends. I was ready for the structure of early morning classes and homework to restore order!

I offered to take a picture of my junior with her new back back on the first day of school. She declined.

I do make her an iced mocha to take with her to school. She makes her own lunch.

I loved it when they were in Catholic school and wore uniforms...

Mine are all off tomorrow..
I have all 3 in different levels this year.
1 Jr in HighSchool
1 6th grader in Middle School
1 3rd grader in Elementary..
Our boys do/did go to the ONE public school that has a uniform policy. My middle schooler thinks it'll be no big deal to wear some of his uniform things this year..LOL...I said probably shouldn't wear them together though. LOL, he doesn't care!

I'm not sure what we'll have for breakfast..I bet most would just prefer a yogurt smoothie for tomorrow.
The older two leave an hour before the little one.
All three will have problems with getting up!!!
Hubby is off this week on "vacation" so he and I will be going to the mainland shopping after they are all off..

This year the boys will be either eating at home or taking lunch. So yeah..creative lunches would be a good thing....to pass around again!

Well DH has been in school for 3 weeks already, I forgot to take a picture of his first day of school lol. Rhiannon starts her second year of preschool on Friday so the camera is ready to go. Peyton started crying tonight when we started talking about Rhiannon going to school. She wants her Rhiannon to stay home with her. I told her that she will have to be the big sister and help with Hayden and when the new baby Hudson comes. Last year Rhiannon was so ready to go to school and excited but when it came time to go she just cried and cried, so her first day of school pictures on the front step have her crying all over.

Stacie
girlsingardens

When my kids were in school, it started the 2nd week in August. It was always so strange to see all the back to school stories on national t.v. not long before the kids were to receive their first report cards.

Enjoy your "free" time, Eileen! What a great thing that Johnny likes school.

Sally

Isn't it a great feeling! I love the beginning of summer with the kids home, but too much of a good thing.....

Lunches! Oy vey!

Well - I have one that has decided that Mom-lunch is way better than anything the cafeteria ladies can come up with. The other one just wants every opportunity to buy pizza, no matter how bad it is. Sigh. This has made mornings extra hectic since I have to make lunch for one and find change for the other LOL!

The lunches I've packed the last couple of days were: Peanut Butter and Nutella on whole grain, fruit rollups, water bottles and some sort of salty snack (pretzels, popcorn, goldfish). I am planning rollups on flour tortillas for next week. THe little gourmand wants smoked turkey and brie (audible eye roll inserted) and the older picky one grudgingly said he would eat plain turkey if he had to, so even if I am making 2 lunches to go, they will still be different! LOL!

If anyone else has ideas, I am ready to listen!

Alexa

My baby went off to her first year of college on Sunday. :-(
She loves it but her mom isn't doing as well... I know we did well because she's happy and well adjusted but the house is so quiet. On the plus side, I've been getting a lot more canning done: salsa, habanero gold jelly, yellow and red tomato sauce, bruschetta in a jar, blackberry & raspberry jam and roasted red pepper spread.

I drove my eldest to boarding school on Monday. Six hours from home--too far! I was fine with it and all, but it really hit me at the grocery store when I suddenly realized I needed much less of many items. He is 17. Three more at home, one in 10th, one in 8th and one in third.
Jo

As the mother of two adults, I can tell you that you're going to miss them when they are gone for good.

That said, I will admit I LOVED when they went back to school!

Alexa..I have to make different sandwiches at my house too.
Todays lunches were 100% apple juice pouches, grapes, Natural Cheetos and homemade chocolate chip cookies. The sandwich for the 8yr old was leftover dinner from last night. Sauted chicken breast sands with bacon and cheese on a homemade roll and Deli Turkey and American on whole grain "white" bread for the 11 yr old.
Mr 11 came home and begged me that Friday's be his school lunch day, so that he could have pizza tomorrow. GAG! LOL
The little one is happy with home lunches.

The older two had smoothies for breakfast and then finished it off when they got home. The little one had cheese omelet with a sausage patty.

I picked up some Organic Spelt Tortillas at the Grocery Co-op for "wraps or rolls". The little one also likes to make "stackers" crackers, salami or pepperoni and cheese that he puts together himself.

I still want to get some Bento boxes like AM uses for her kids..I think that will really impress the lunch rooms. LOL

No fancy breakfast here...they are very content with Honey Nut Cheerios and a cup of Apple Juice! I will admit the house is quiet ...but very clean LOL!!! Ann....Patrick turned 4 in July he started Pre-K, Bridget is in 2nd, Margaret is in 5th and Johnny who turned 13! on 9/3 is in 7th...times does go by fast I cant belive hes 13,feels like yesterday that we brought him home from the hospital, I remember I would spend an hour just watching him sleep...life really is an amazing journey!!!

Life is an amazing journey, Eileen, and it goes like a roller coaster! I can't believe your Paddy is 4, let alone that you have a teenager.

Makayla started kindgergarten Tuesday, she says she sits at a table with all boys but it's OK because they do what she tells them to, LOL.

Ashley started her last year of college, hopefully her last year, on Wednesday, today is her first day of lab work.

Yes, it's a wild ride.....

Annie