After nearly 2 weeks, the kids are back to school!! Not THEIR school, unfortunately, but at least they're back in buildings with their teachers and friends. :-)
This week I've had my neighbor boys all day long, so they had a lot of fun yesterday enjoying the sunshine and playing outside before their little break was over. They made the sandbox into a mud pit and got soaked with water guns. It was, and I quote, "The best last day of break ever!" according to Madie. :-)
This morning was an early morning. My kids are always up at 6 (they're crazy!), so the early morning wasn't too hard for them. The kids are in 3 different locations until the end of the school year in June. The last day had to be extended for a week, because of the missed days. The K-3rd (Livie) is at our local Nazarene Church. Because of the changes to the locations and stuff, the school asked that all the kids ride the bus, so they wouldn't have trouble with congestion with the buses and cars. Totally understandable. So, for the first time, my kids are riding the bus! They had to be ready and outside at the bus stop by 7:20 this morning. I'm usually getting Livie in the shower at 7:30, so we've had to make some changes at the Trolinger house! Livie was a little nervous about the bus and about their "new school" and what she was going to experience there, but thankfully, every one of the kids at her bus stop are her friends, so that made it a lot easier for her. None of us, teachers included, really know what the school day is going to look like for them. It's going to be totally trial and error today, but I'm excited that they are back in school and can't wait to hear all about it! Hopefully I'll be able to post an update tonight.
With all the changes, the bus got there about 15 min late, but once it came, the kids jumped up and headed right for the bus. Very fun!
The buses have to drop off all the K-3rd graders before heading out and stopping to pick up the 4th-8th graders, which are going to school in a neighboring town. Fourth and fifth graders (Noah) will be going to the elementary school there. That school cleared out some of it's classrooms and condensed their students, so we could have room there. So amazing of them!! The 6th-8th graders (Madie) will be at the old high school. So, I have three kids in three different locations and in 2 different towns, but they're in school and excited about this new adventure. No hesitation on their parts at all. Their bus stop mates are also good friends of theirs, so they enjoyed sitting around and chatting for an extra 30 min waiting for the bus to arrive. Since everything is new today, we totally expected delays. Hopefully as everyone gets used to the changes, things will be more on time.
I'm the nerdy mom who took pictures of her 12 and 10 yr olds getting on the bus for the first time. The 8th graders on the bus looked at me like I was crazy. Thankfully, my kids are nerdy enough to not care how much of a dork their mom is. ;-) So, here's to their first day back! This town, and these kids especially, needs to find a way back to some normalcy. They have had a lot of uncertainty in their lives of late. No one knows if the school will be repaired and ready by the time Aug rolls around. There are classmates of theirs that have lost their homes and are struggling to find a new place to live. So much is going on, so for them to be back with their teachers and back with their friends, no matter where that is, is important for them to move forward. Hoping for a great day back for everyone!
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