Anyone else having a hard time getting a schedule going at the start of this school year???? I am going to rewind a little to give you all insight as to what was going on with our lives just 5 short months ago. Rob was deployed and me and our six humans were BBBBUUUSSSYYYY (extra letters all the way around) because it was crazy. My planner looked like the cookie monster and the count with their bags of letter and numbers threw up all over the entire months of March, April and May.
THEN COVID and sssssccccccrrrreeeeeeeeeecchhhhh……..
All the stuff was halted and I was drowning in online learning for 3- 4/ 6 of them ..lets face it, Dixies preschool learning was put on hold and I couldn’t get Carson to sit still to watch a 5 minute video of his teacher on class DOJO. I was pulling my hair out! No gym time with Steph, no running, no Y, no drive through Starbuck’s ‘just because’. There was zero Mom time. It took about 2 weeks of struggling and I had the shit on lock! Oh! My first adult word…I won’t let those happen too often, I am just trying to let you know that I was the bomb.com. I was ok with the lack of mom time and worked that online learning like a boss.
THEN we had a wonderful homecoming amidst the pandemic and sssscccreeeeeecccccchhhhhhh……
All of you military spouses out there know that the schedule you had and the routine that was set in place when your spouse was gone goes completely out of the window when they get back. Don’t get it twisted I was so happy I didn’t have to parent alone anymore but, there’s an adjustment period. Too add to the mix, we were supposed to be moving in June but, with the virus, pcs’ were put on hold for so many people. We had to put a request to move on time and it became an anxiety driven waiting game for 3 weeks.
THEN we got orders and we were leaving in 2 weeks sssssscccccrreeeecccchhhhh……
The final steps of our homebuying process in AZ was almost complete, the UHAUL, AIRbnb’S, hotels and flights all needed to be booked. We needed to figure out a route and we needed to nail down the budget.
THEN we left and took a cross country trip with my parents, a uhaul with a trailer, my tahoe and robs truck. It took us 7 days to get from eastern NC to our home in Arizona. We had a great trip and we are so blessed that my parents are ready and willing to help us with each move. We had a lot of fun. We got adjusted pretty quickly (this is not our first rodeo). The kids were registered to start school August 1st and everyone in the house couldn’t be more excited!
THEN COVID was again affecting our kid’s ability to go to school. I’ve got to throw out a side note: I am the best mom I can be but, there is no way I can homeschool 5 kids with a toddler. NOPE. Please know I would do it if that was the only choice and I would work my butt off to give them the best education I could but, for them, we needed a better option. We looked into private school and YES!!!! They were going to be able to go to school!! Everyone was happy, the kids couldn’t wait to meet friends, Rob was excited an actual teacher was going to be teaching them and I was bursting at the seams that I could get a little bit of me time back. I am not trying to be selfish guys, please don’t criticize me for wanting me time but, to be honest; if I have some me time, the end result is I have a schedule again AND I can be a better mom.
We are a month into school and while the weekends still have me in a state of frenzy because of the mess that 6 kids make in an afternoon is shocking but, we are really having a great time. Today is also the day that I am posting my working out with toddlers video. HA! My tripod is annoying. I was having the hardest time getting it to hold my phone and Tyler was being, well 2 which made me have to stop a bunch of times. Really what it was, was a trial workout video. I wanted to see how much of a workout I could get done without interruption because I am about a week into the 21 day fix and I am thinking of sharing my progress with you all. Turns out, not much but, I am excited to start this journey!
I know that the finding a schedule can be hard and I know that juggling homeschooling and self-care is next to impossible but, if you set your mind to it and it’s a change you really need to make, you can make it happen. I believe in you and I am excited for you!!
Love,
Ce
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