First Day of School

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We are finally at O-N-L-Y two schools this year! Yahoo.

 Valerie isn't too excited about her year since she selected hard courses. She has already been working hard to complete her summer course work before the first day. She even signed up to work/help new freshman, transition. She is excited to see her friends though. From what I've heard so far she has made Ethan feel extremely welcome and invites him and his friends to have lunch with her daily. She loves her brother so much. She actually thinks he's cool too. What a great big sister. Don't mess with Ethan or you'll have Val to deal with! She is still working the LC and today should be her 1st payday (only 1 week though). She recently discovered Offer Up and has been selling her used stuff for money. She is extremely intelligent, fun loving, and kind hearted. I love my baby girl so much and am so proud of her!

Ethan is enjoying H.S. and his new found freedom! He gets nervous about directions but I think he will get the hang of it soon enough. He is my super social, I can talk to anyone, bug. He plans to play soccer in the spring but for the fall he is just going to adjust to the new school. He just got a new bed last week, full size for his ever changing/growing body. Oh and he purchased his own Xbox One with money that he had stashed in a shoe box in his closet. Saver, spender, sweet sweet mini man!

Charlie, my baby baby looked anything BUT a baby on her first day. She looked like a little lady. She was excited to return. She wanted to see all her old friends, make new ones, and start filling people's buckets. She met her teacher the night before and then paraded me around to everyone of her pullout teachers to talk to them. She loves the library and spent about 10 minutes chatting up the librarian. She has already come home with her first library checked book. She dresses herself everyday and has recently started taking her own bath/showers. I have to double check her hair at times but we are so close to becoming self sufficient (a HAPPY and a SAD day for mom)! I love having this rule bending, eye lash flashing, trending fashionista girl so much that I have a hard time kicking her out of my bed at night. She too is growing longer, so time to make that girl sleep alone in her own giant queen size bed.


My first day back I went to the spa and have a Korean body scrub. My husband was so sweet to let me have this time away.  

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