So today was a monumental day in Maggiedom. I know what you're thinking. You're waiting for me to announce some book thingy (which is true, today is the day that Lament's Amazon pre-orders shipped, apparently) or some art thingy (sort of true, today I started on my first full sized piece in a long while). But the truth is far bigger.
Today was the first day of school.
This is the sound of me lifting off with little wingies of freedom and loads of time and three days a week of being able to not only work on writing and art, but also do things like load the dishwasher.
Amazing.
This morning, the kids were both more excited than me in a chocolate chip factory. I snapped this photo (they were saying "SCHOOL!" instead of "CHEESE!") and then aauaguhghghg
Ginger just farted.
I'm sorry, but it was bad. I may have to leave the room.
Cough. Anyway. They were both very excited, so we dropped them off and I went home, where I played my stereo really loudly and did more work than any woman should be able to get done in a 6 hour period.
Then Cop Husband and I picked them up and the teachers told us how good they were, except for when Victoria got into a fight with Will and screamed loudly enough that the entire school heard her. No kidding. I know the stories are true because the front receptionist said that an older child had actually run down the hall and out the front doors to escape the sound, and she'd had to chase him and bring him back in.
That's loud.
For some reasons, the teachers seemed very . . . not concerned by this. Does this happen often in preschool?
Preschool, for the record, is a great invention.
7 comments:
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They are TOO CUTE.
Glad you got some work done!
Congratulations! I may have to cry for you. Hard to see kids grow up. They are precious.
Wow, so now people can stop worrying about the race for President and whether they should vote for Obama or McCain. Because with that amount of free time, you will definitely be Queen of America by November and no President will be needed. ;)
There must be two personalities for moms. I like you, love my kids but love to have time alone to create and be myself. Then there is the other half like my daughter, who just about cries when school starts and she has to send her kids off once again. She gets her energy and creativity being around the kids whereas I become drained. Now the kids are gone but I have a retired husband around. Boy, if he'd only head out somewhere for a while, I'd be "lifting off with little wingies of freedom".
Mine are in that school place, too. Wooo Hoooo!
Now, for next year when the littlest is every day instead of 2.5 at Kindergarten. And dad will be a full time artist.
Maggie, I would like to have a scream off between my daughter and yours. Mine is volume-heavy and will bend spines.
Wow. Those kids are too cute for words. I did get an email message from Amazon telling me that my copy of Lament was on its way to me. Cool.
They are precious, Maggie, strong lungs or not. Men will think twice before they try to run over THAT girl. My grandson has strong lungs, too-- not to be believed unless you have my hearing aid.
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