Adjustments
September has been a season of adjustments. Adjusting to a new school year, and with that, the adjustment of managing grandchildren after school. This year both of the 2 youngest kids have new "schools". Grandson #2 has moved to public school kindergarten, and that left Baby Girl the only one at the day care that was 5.5 miles from my house.... so my DiL was able to get her into their church's preschool/daycare program, which is located very close to the boy's school - both of which are geographically half-way between their home and ours. PERFECT! I can leave baby girl (who is no longer a baby, but almost 4) at her school until 6, but I don't. Why make an extra trip? So I have all 3 for about 3 hours every afternoon. In addition to after school care, the boys have "activities" that necessitate either a large snack or supper before 5:30pm, so some weeks I feed them dinner 3 nights. Not a big deal, but it does require planning. Children do not like