Today, the sun shone bright, the kids woke up healthy, and they went to school for the first time in what seems like two full weeks (though that is not technically true). Barney and I had a real work day at the house today, which was truly something to appreciate. It says something about where you are in your life when you come to appreciate a normal work day over a snow day. I'm not sure I like what that says about me . . .
While Barney and I enjoyed some peace and quiet, the flip side of that story is that Olivia and George had to re-adjust to the idea of school after such a long period of being out of school, and in our experience, this can sometimes be a rough transition for them. Overall, the kids both seem to enjoy school. They have specific friends they enjoy playing with, they both like their teachers, and they come home happy and (at least in George's case) ready to tell stories of things that they did that they liked each day. But, while picking the kids up from school is a highlight of the day, dropping them off is the hardest part of the day, and this job almost exclusively falls to Barney.
So I decided today to take the kids to school today and to deal with the potential trauma (drama?) that could ensue. As I was getting ready to take them though, George had a minor meltdown because he wanted his daddy to take him. Barney quickly stepped in, stating that he would take them to school, letting me off the hook. But, I volunteered to ride along with him, so we both ended up taking them today. I think that ultimately this was a good decision so that neither of us had to face the goodbyes alone. Olivia teared up a little bit as we were leaving and was definitely trying to cling to me, but by the time we dropped off George and I peeked back into her room, she was interacting with her friends and was just fine. George was more affectionate than normal as we dropped him off, but there were no tears, and his teacher did a good job of welcoming him back to the class and getting him involved with an activity right away.
As we left, we both acknowledged that the school situation that they are in is not the one that we ultimately want for our family, and we became more motivated than ever to sell our house so that we can move into a more permanent situation and make the changes to their school situation that we want to make. I have been in favor of a pretty significant price decrease for a while now, and after dropping the kids off at school today, Barney agreed to do it. Our house has been very reasonably priced for a good while now, so we can only hope and pray that this latest drop will actually motivate a buyer.
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