Whew! That word pretty much sums up our first day back to school. We managed to get out the door without any yelling, threats, or accusations of who was going to make who late. We even had a heavy frost on the van that we had to defrost and yet, we delivered Jared to the bus just in the knick of time. The first day back is always interesting. You spend a good portion of your day trying to figure out where you left off...not in a bad way, but just trying to get your footing. I don't know if everyone feels this way or if it's just me. Most of the time I can't remember things one day to the next without a million post it notes written to myself. I'm not sure if this is called aging, or if it's all the Diet Coke I've consumed eating away my brain. For once, I hoping it's old age. Wow, how did I get so off topic? About our day...

I met Gabe at the school bus after school. He called Jacob's name (who just happened to be walking across the parking lot to the baseball fieldhouse) and waved to him. We shut the door and sped away to pick up Jared with just one quick pit stop at Exxon for a couple of Gatorades and beef jerky or as Gabe says "The Exxon Tiger Mart" since he now reads everything and that is what is written on the sign. We get Jared to his field in time to wish him well with an over the top, "Kick some Dickson tail!" (yes, I actually said that). We return to the high school in time for the first pitch of Jacob's game. After Jacob's JV game I was signed up to work the gate for the Varsity game. This is a perfect example of biting off more than you can chew. I counted my money bag...grrr...$4.00 over. I mentally blame the $4.00 on the person working the gate before my shift to make myself feel better while gathering Jacob and Gabe into the van. We make a quick stop at Sonic for a nutritious 8pm dinner, getting Jared a meal to go. We make it to Jared's game just as the lights are turned off and we're homeward bound.

Once home, we call Scott in Ohio. (he's on a business trip) The boys take turns talking to dad and taking showers. It's a finely tuned dance of Gabe showering while Jacob talks to Scott, Gabe reading me his book from school while Jared talks to Scott, Gabe talks to Scott and we say Gabe's prayers on the phone and tuck him in for the night.

As I wait for the baseball uniforms to finish their wash cycle, I'm enjoying a little quiet time. Today was especially crazy with Scott out of town and two kids playing in two different parks at the same time, but it was a very successful day. I got to see my boys laughing and enjoying their friends while playing a game they love. To add icing to my content little piece of cake, my husband left a love letter for me to find after he left. How did I get so lucky?

Good night everyone...
we do it all again tomorrow