I have big kids.

I guess I am at that stage.

The "I don't have kids at home much anymore" stage.

Am I really that old?

Such a large part of my heart left with my two babies this day.  Blair and I dropped Ab and Deak off at school, just two doors apart from one another, and then went on our way.  All of us in separate places.

It was surreal.

Our morning routines have been adjusted to accommodate two little bodies getting up and ready each morning, and I am learning to really love waking up early enough to enjoy our morning together at an un-rushed pace.  Blair and I have been working together to adjust for early morning meetings and after school carpooling, and it is going as smoothly as juggling four crazy schedules can.

We kinda know how to handle crazy in our house though.

So, far Abby is loving her new teacher.  She is a proud Ute fan and has to be one of the most understanding and kind teachers I've ever met.  That is exactly what my Abby needs this year.

Deak took a week or so to adjust to a new class and schedule.  He loves computer time and writing lines at his desk, and will soon figure the rest of this school business out.  His teachers are kind and loving and have done an excellent job of communicating Deak's progress to me.  Abby gets to see Deak at school; sometimes at recess, and sometimes in the hallway or at assemblies.  She tells me each time she sees him, he looks at her a little strangely, then immediately claps and smiles.

I feel so happy that they have each other, and so happy with the choice we all made to have them attend school together.

We will make this an awesome year.

Craziness and all.