Mondays...

Mondays have always been my 'home' day. Restoring routine after busy weekends; mopping, vacuuming, cooking for the week. Stuff like that. It's my only day off from work, although quite often I do some bookwork on Mondays too if the week ahead is looking busy at work. Sunday nights are always reserved for folding washing ready to put it all away in the morning.

I like to start the week off with everything organised and in order.

Today has been a funny day though. Still all the usual things but instead of sending one kiddie off to school, two went today. Chace started school last week and has completely thrown himself into it. He loves it. Sienna has been surprisingly helpful too, even though it's apparently not real cool for a grade two-er to socialise with their preppy brother...!

So today has just been Lex and me. Just the two of us. She's off to start big kinder tomorrow and she's very excited. But Mondays are now just us two. And it's been lovely. Being the third child, she's not had the luxury of a lot of one on one time with me. She's always been so good, just fits in with what's going on. She just follows me around during the day, helping me cook or clean. Or she's happy to play until I get a few things done and then come and join her. She yaps and talks and laughs. We've had a delightful day!

 - Mem x

A new year already!

So a new year is here. Ask me where 2013 went and I honestly couldn’t tell you. What a whirlwind year! And now, here’s 2014 and I’m about to send my second baby off to school. I have no doubt that this year is also going to fly – two kiddies at school, one at full-time big kinder. Then on top of all that there’s dance classes, soccer, footy, work, a holiday planned, a few weddings, housework, and all the rest of it. No wonder I don’t realise why the years go so fast.

So school’s back next Wednesday. The bags are ready, everything is labelled, Sienna’s allergy plans are sorted, even the kids are set. We’ve had a lovely few weeks of holidays but I can tell they’re starting to get sick of each other and it’s definitely time for them to be back in ‘normal’ routine.

Mondays are going to completely throw me. It’s my only full day off work during the week and since I’ll have two at school this year, it’ll be just me and Lex hanging out. How strange it will feel to just be back to having one child in the day!

Happy New Year everyone!

-          Mem x