Ending Week One of School

The start of the school year has definitely been an interesting one.  Day one there was a gas leak at the middle school where my daughter attends.  Day two there was a bomb threat at the high school where my son goes.  Apparently, someone said they planted bombs in the cafeteria.  He was detained, the school was evacuated and a search was made by first responders and the K-9 unit.  Nothing was found and this boy will be sent to juvie.  Day three my daughter forgot her I-Pad so after my morning van run I took it to the school.

I'm happy it's Friday!

I had been so worried about how my son would do with going back to school.  His anxiety towards school has been bad since the return of the Covid shutdown.  Over the summer he told me he refuses to take the school bus.  Well, things so far seem to be going well.  He willingly went on the bus and said the ride is quiet, of course teenagers would rather scroll their cell phones than talk to each other, and it's a quick ride.  He also seemed excited about his AP (Advanced Placement) classes and how he can earn college credits already.  It seems he really wants to focus on school and working hard.  It makes me feel so glad.  The chaos of yesterday had me worried if this would send his anxiety into a spiral again but he seemed okay.  He stayed in contact with me throughout the day and I made sure to be the calm that he needed.  He's also part of the CTE (Career and Technology Education) where he can learn about engineering, something he might be interested in as a career.  It has been such a relief to see this school year may go well for him.  So far, at least.  

My job with the van is going well.  Every other school day I take a 12th grader to Vo-Tech, which is 14 miles away.  Then I pick up a 5th grader and the elementary school is at the end of her road so it's a two minute trip.  After Labor Day I'll have a 1st grader added to the van.  I'm back home by 9am and don't have to leave again until 2:30pm when I pick up the senior, or 3:30 when I just have to go to elementary.  Then I'm back home by 4pm.  In between runs I'm at home either grocery shopping or cleaning the house.  For years I had trouble getting this house to be in decent shape.  Now that I'm free of distraction, aside from the needs of the dog, I can get through whatever needs done.  I even want to reserve certain days for writing.  I miss being in the cafeteria but this change is a Godsend.  

If only I can get this crazy dog to stop chewing up everything she finds.  I forgot how grueling having a puppy is.