Entry FeedCome on. Admit it. If you are a mom, you know EXACTLY how many days until the kids start school. If you are a little neurotic, like me, you know the hours (183 hours); if you are crazy, you may know the minutes (10,980... but who's counting?)
Today I was at the playground. My kids were crazy this morning, so we needed some fresh air and the yards weren't cutting it. The lady beside me looked almost as frazzled as I felt. Then she mentioned, "the commercial" and I laughed.
I laughed because every mom knows the commercial she is talking about! "It's the most wonderful time of the year!" She didn't even have to describe it or anything, she just said, "the commercial."
If you are a mom, and you don't know that back-to-school commercial, where have you been? I used to wonder at the crazy joy on the parents' faces as they shopping for their kids school supplies, but now, with two boys heading back to school in 10,972 minutes, I understand!
The weird part is that I am actually a little sad about back to school. Not because I will have less time to spend with the kids, but because life gets just a little more harried and a little more complicated with the kids in school.
The morning rush - definitely not looking forward to that. Driving and having to park 4 blocks away - not fun. Looking for homework and library books at the last minute - grant me peace!
Some kids are heading back to school tomorrow. Yes, right here in Ontario! How is that fair? I mean for us, the parents, not for the kids. 10,968 minutes.