Last Week of Summer Vacation

I am not worried about how Lily will do at Kindergarten. She is very ready. The past six weeks of swim lessons has showed me that she is able to listen, follow directions, get along with others, speak up for herself, etc. I am also looking forward to having some time to myself. I have tons of plans. I think school is going to be a great thing for both of us.

Except, I have been having nightmares. I dreamt that Lily got off the bus at school and no one was there. She began to cry. She was scared and alone. I wasn’t there for her and didn’t even know she needed me. Now I can’t seem to sleep anymore. I stay up too late. I don’t sleep when I go to bed. Being overly tired is also making me mean and short tempered. I am having a hard time dealing with everything, even though in my head I am certain there is nothing to worry about.

I am supposed to be getting Lily up at 6 A.M. because she gets on the bus at 6:50 A.M. and I want to get her used to getting up at 6 now rather than later. I am so tired at 6 from having stayed up half the night that I have been unable to accomplish this mission. It is so weird too; Lily has gotten up at 6 her entire life. Yet this summer she started sleeping in until 7 or 7:30. Now I have to break that habit. Tomorrow, tomorrow, I will think of that tomorrow.

I thought I would include a video of Lily at swim lessons. Check out her stroke, future Olympian. Ok, so she was swimming in a circle instead of a straight line, she got her little arm out of the water for the stroke. I have tons of swim videos so be nice or I will make you watch them all!

Today Mandy is coming with us to swim lessons and then we are planning to have a picnic and then all of us swim together this afternoon. Maybe we will take Mandy driving. Her permit expires today. I am thinking we are going to need to get a new permit and continue on with the learning portion of driving. It will come, everything happens in its own time. Speaking of Mandy, don’t forget, Friday at Midnight you need to be at your local bookstore for the Breaking Dawn party. Hope to see you there. I will be the one sleeping in the car. Just kidding. TEAM EDWARD! Mandy and I both agree if we were in the story we would pick Jacob over Edward, but for Bella we see that Edward is the only choice. If you have no idea what I am talking about you need to be reading the Stephanie Meyer’s books. And you obviously don’t have a teenaged daughter.