Evenings....odd.

So, for the last 6 or so months, 6 nights a week, my evening activity for once the kids have gone to bed is to do 45 minutes of physio (I've allowed myself 1 day off physio a week).  I've been trying to regain control of my errant hips, while maintaining the knees and shoulder.

Starting last week with the start of school, I've been trying to do my physio 1st thing after dropping the kids at school, so that my evenings aren't so darn annoying.

Strangely enough, after 6 months of doing nothing but physio in the evenings, I'm a bit at a loss for what to do after the kids go to bed!  Falling asleep early, doing puzzles, and watching movies have filled the time nicely, but it feels WEIRD.

School Daze!

School has started....with a Kindergarten girl and a 4th grade boy!

The first 2 days of school Ria ended the day kind of out of sorts, although the teacher said she had great days both days.  Today, day #3, when I picked her up she was RADIANT.  Her smile went from ear to ear.  She was "line leader", and was so proud that when another girl had thought she was line leader, Ria "used her words."  She was on top of the world....and it seems to be going well ;-).  YAY!

Iain, being a typical almost 9 year old, gives me very few nuggets of data, but he does like his new teacher, and he seems pretty happy in class, even though his best friend is in another class.  (We did a bit of pre-thinking, and Iain wrapped his brain around how recess is the only thing that really matters for hanging with friends, so that went better than we expected!)