the verdict is in... (part 2)

i guess i forgot to share how i feel about my kiddos going to school. well...having 2 non-napping kids gone in the afternoon is sweet. this summer was pretty rough in terms of keeping olivia & garrett quiet while ryan & josie slept. garrett has 1 volume and it's NOT quiet. garrett tends to bug olivia. olivia is prone to drama... so being quiet was very hard.

olivia goes to school ALL day, EVERY day. that's the strange part. it's so crazy not having her here at all during the day. she was my eyes & ears. if i needed to go clean the kitchen and josie was playing on the floor in the living room, she'd be sure to yell if ryan was thinking about sitting on josie. garrett is not so helpful.

but she loves school, so that's what counts. and i have quiet afternoons 4 days a week :)


so a funny story from the 1st day of school...

i was walking down the hall to pick up olivia. i had josie in the bjorn, was holding ryan's hand (much to his dismay - have i mentioned that i do NOT like this stage? well, i don't!) and garrett was walking next to me. i passed another guy in the hallway (about 18-20 yrs old). he takes one look at us and says "wow, i'd hate to be you. you have 3 kids and must be picking up another. man that sucks!"

what kind of moron says that?

my response? i looked right at him and said "THANKS" in a snotty voice. childish, i know. but i was in the kindergarten wing - it's hard to be grown up there :)