Off and Running

School started this week. I am far from settled into a schedule, but I'm working on it. One can only do so much when dealing with others...

We had 5 "flowers" on Tuesday; Bella, Ivy, Andrew, Lucas, and Simon. The girls each had a visit with their pre-kindergarten class; one in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

On Wednesday I had 5 "flowers." Ivy and Emma got on the morning pre-kindergarten bus which is actually the regular elementary school bus. It was the first day and I failed the bus safety test... Didn't wait for the driver's okay to cross the road. (There weren't any cars coming...) I wasn't even sure it was their bus... I'm just the "gardener."

Once the girls were gone, I tended a "garden" of 3; Andrew, Lucas, and Simon. Both pre-kindergarten buses stopped here around 12:30 pm. The first was the one Bella should be boarding on Tuesdays and Thursdays but will likely rarely catch. The driver saw me walking down the driveway, thought I wanted to talk to him, and stopped. I thought it was the bus dropping off Ivy and Emma... I can't tell which is which when they're coming down the road so when the girls didn't get off, I climbed on to see why.... I found out. There was some confusion about naps and lunches too, but everyone got fed and the sleepy ones finally slept. Well, every sleepy one but me... I went to bed early.

Just 3 "flowers" today. No Bella after all... Do I look surprised? While 2 of my "flowers" were at school, Hannah and I took 1 "flower" out to the bank and store. He slept in the van with Hannah while I was in Wegman's and on the way home as well. Bella's bus stopped to pick her up around 12:30 pm. (I thought it was the returning "flowers" again...) and I had to tell him she was not here. When the other "flowers" returned, we ate some lunch, read a story, and are now having some quiet rest time. One "flower" is still awake. She probably hears my keyboard... Then again, after a long summer of no naps, she may never feel the need for an afternoon snooze again.