Violet and Ivy are both back in school. They aren't in the same school but at least our routine hasn't changed much from last year. We are doing the reverse commute. Ivy is going to Violet's old school and Violet's school is a block way from Ivy's old school. The routine is pretty easy so far. We all wake up at 6:45am and by "all" I mean just me because my alarm rings. I snooze it at least once before waking Gene up and then attempting to wake up the girls. Both of them hate waking up and try to stay in bed as long as possible. They pull the blankets over their heads or whine about how tired they are (one would think this would encourage them to go to bed early. not so much). By 7:05am the whole clan is awake and the kids are at the kitchen table eating breakfast while we make Violet's lunch. Her menu doesn't change. It's salami sandwich every single day. After breakfast comes the hard part: getting dressed. Someone always doesn't like their outfit or wants to wear different shoes or wants an Elsa braid instead of the Rapunzel braid. There is always an invisible boo boo somewhere that needs nesporin, band aids and lots of love and care. The worst part of the morning comes during teeth brushing. It's like instead of asking them to brush their teeth we are asking them to donate kidneys. They fight and yell and scream and protest and say it's not fair and finally give in when we threaten to leave them home alone. At 8:10am Gene and Ivy give us hugs and kisses and take the bus to school. At 8:20am, Violet and I walk outside where we immediately join a sea of people all walking in the same direction. The crowd is so thick at times it feels like we are navigating Times Square. The energy is palpable. We meet friends, neighbors, kids we went to daycare with, kids from camp. The sense of community is felt as we all walk our kids to school and greet the crossing guards, teachers, the principal. I feel great about the year ahead and look forward to her stories, adventures and accomplishments.
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