Back to Basics

Today the kids went back to school.

Lucas was excited, because he loves where he is. I've been fortunate enough to be blessed wfith two smarter than average children. So as Lucas is considered gifted by the school systems he was invited to the "advanced school". Here he is challenged to meet his full potential, and offered time in labs, nature, and other facilities where he can learn more, and in different ways. This year has been a challenge for him, he has never switched schools. We had some behavior issues, and we wonder if it's from Ian going back to being gone five days a week.

Lucas's grades dropped, and he was missing a lot of work, either handing it in late or not at all. I wonder if it was Ian, or a combination of having to be at my mom's a couple nights a week as I worked twelve hour shifts. Since I've been home more, his grades have gone up and he seems happier. On one of his papers today he even wrote, "My life is awesome." I almost cried.


I'm the type of person to second guess myself. I always wonder if I'm doing the right thing. Today my eight year old son clarified it for me.

I'm trying to learn to be a band/hockey/tennis mom. Band I get. I've been there, done that. I understand what goes into being part of that organization. Hockey, I understand the game. I was a hockey girlfriend/best friend all through high school. I spent winters at the ice rinks all through high school and even after. I've traveled for tournaments, I KNOW how expensive it is. I never expected to be a hockey mom though. I'm learning, all those little things I never paid attention to with my ex-husband and now ex best friend, I have to learn on my own. It can only get easier eventually.  Tennis is a totally new thing to me. My brother played for like one year I think in high school. I have no clue as to what I'm doing. I have to listen my now fifteen year old daughter when she tries to explain.

And so the new year begins, with learning the basics of being a band/hockey/tennis mom. Getting the kids fed, managing equipment, bus services, homework advisor, and above all, number one fan for my amazing student athletes.