Bittersweet Thinning Out

Today is Monday, August 18. Mallory and Noah have gone back to school. Jamison starts school (in Marion where he lives) on Wednesday, August 20. This year, he will be going (after school) to someone just outside of town who does day care. Her son, Gavin, is in Jamison's class so they will ride the bus home to Gavin's house together. Jamison's little brother, Jaxson, will also be going there during the day. This will be the first time he will have ever had anyone else babysit him other than me. I pray that he will do okay. It is going to be strange because on Wednesday, I will be down to ONE (!!!), I repeat....ONE child! That will be Sawyer. Of course, Noah and Mallory will be here after school gets out, but at least I will only have one during the day. What a change that will be after babysitting 5 boys every day. Mallory stayed home with her mom (since Noel works from home). This is the first year that I couldn't wait til school started! It's been a very stressful summer. I'm ready to sit back and take it easier. It will be nice to be able to load Sawyer up in the car and get out during the day instead of being stuck at home all the time because there were too many grandkids to take anywhere. It was a good thing we had the pool, sandbox, swingset, and all the bikes because if we hadn't, it would have been an extremely
L O N G summer. I am really going to miss Jamison and Jaxson though. It means that now I will only see them on Sundays when I drive to Marion to get them for church. One day a week is not enough for me. (I sound like someone who has visition from a custody battle!) I am looking forward to having it quieter during the day too. 5 boys yelling and screaming, fighting, and basically getting into trouble can be very exhausting.