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How do you Feel About the new School Year?
Ironing dress shirts and packing lunches aren’t this columnist’s favorite things, but a regular routine is looking pretty good right about now.
Many parents are singing praises and thanking the heavens that school has begun this week. “I can’t WAIT to send the kids back!” I’ve been hearing. “This was the longest, hottest summer EVER!” But, this time of year is always bittersweet for me. My husband is a teacher, so he, along with my two sons, head back to the classroom for another year of homework, tests and interesting school stories. I go back to my routine of packing snacks and lunches, checking homework and rushing around in the morning to make sure everyone has their library books and art smocks. I always look back at our summer thinking, “Where did it go?!” But seldom do I have regrets. We pack every summer as tightly as we can, kicking things off with our annual garage sale…
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Lower Mac Resident
9:53 am on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
I've got mixed feelings about school starting. On one hand I'm excited because our routine can become normal again, my husband won't have odd sleeping days to rush the kids to the pool because it's hot and I won't be sitting at work hoping the kids are not bored at home or wondering if they finished their household chores. On the other hand, it's a ton of anxiety for my youngest who just started … more ›