Survival. It's definitely the mode I've been in for the last two weeks. Purely survival. Each day was about being as product and prepared as I could be for the new school year, as a both a teacher and a parent. Now that the first week of school is over, I can happily say we survived with no causalities! But if I look back at it now, with well rested eyes...it was actually quite a lot of fun, buried under a lot of stress! Usually, when I go back to work, my photography slacks off a bit. This time, I made an effort to take lots of pictures and capture a variety of moments throughout the last two weeks. My sister Kim, treated to a Girls Night Out concert, featuring Christina Perri and Colbie Caillet. It was my last summer outing. Of course we had to also have one last day at the pool on Sunday, before my teacher work week began. Back at school, working hard on our curriculum mapping.. Mrs. Powell lookin...
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!