It's almost August...what kind of chores, tasks, or other activities do you have to fit in...with Back to School?
Well normally we do the normal "school supply" shopping, but with high school she doesn't have a list anymore. We're pretty stocked up, so I'll wait till the end of the season and refill my stock with clearance items. If I wait, I can usually get her stuff I wouldn't normally buy becuase it's too expensive. On a fun note, we always have had "FUN WEEK". When she was little, we'd do kiddie stuff. Go to places we didn't make it to during the summer. Now that she's older we do the same thing, but it might include some shopping, a nice lunch, pedicures. All kinds of girlie stuff and even movie days at home. This year I don't have a full 5 days, but I made sure I have the 3 days off before school starts so we can spend some time together. Once school starts, I loose her till next year. She's in the IB program if any of you know what that is, so she eats, sleeps and drinks school every day.
Do you rearrange your evening schedule?
Absolutely. With her workload, we really evaluate what we do during the week. If she has a heavy week already and we need to do something, I'll work it into a week when she doesn't already have something on the schedule. Some weeks are much easier then others. I always get excited for summer so we have NO routine, but when school starts it's all about routine. That keeps things easy for her and I.
Do you buy different groceries for lunches?
No, not anymore. She's gotten to the point, she just likes to take a granola bar or something she can grab and go. Then she'll eat something else when she gets home to hold her over till dinner time.
Do you clean out the closets and get clothes ready?
We do that 2x a year, but not usually when school starts. We do it once at the end of school and once during the Holiday Grand Plan.
How are you preparing for August?
We are. We have 1 last vacation. We need to decide what we want to do for fun week and we have to fit in school registrations and picnics and all that fun stuff. It really has flown by this summer. (as usual)