It's that time of year already ! Chase started a few days earlier ( no pic ) and only got 1.5 days of summer to relax and prepare for cegep year 2 after being away literally all summer working.
This guy is in his last year of highschool and applying to cegeps in a few months
And this girl is going into sec 3 ( the hardest year in the French system ) I love this picture bc she looks so unsure and miserable and she thinks it is bc she looks like an Amish woman in her "long " skirt . This school who is always criticized for the short short skirts cracked down this year and made them all wear longer skirts ( thank god ! )
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| This was 5 years ago first day of highschool!!! bear is third from left and so cute! I remember this day as if yesterday! |
Beauty also had great news and has the opportunity to be part of a very well known competitive hip hop team outside of school ! She auditioned for 4 hrs last weekend with hundreds of other people and did it more for the experience than anything else since chances were very slim she would make it having no competitive dance experience unlike many of the others auditioning . We got the call last night and not only did she make a team but she made an even more advanced elite team with no call back ( meaning all the many judges agreed they did not need to see her again and were already convinced!!)
She is so happy and so are we . Still don't know if this will be feasible in terms of schedule as she already has many times a week already dance class afterchool as part of her school program already - but we are going to try to make it work if at all possible .
It was time this girl of ours got a break and some good news
Last night we also had all our kids around the table and had a huge talk about rules ,routines and expectations and they all pretty much wanted to move out after this talk .and all said they hated us pretty much .But then quickly after came to hug us one by one
It will continue this weekend with our eldest son as we really need to negotiate some of the rules around here as things are getting too chaotic . Kinda dreading it to be honest as I am not even sure what the rules should be myself at his age . It's gonna be interesting ! I have now surveyed on the phone at least 8 families with kids between 18-21 yrs olds living at home and have heard many variations of how homes are run with differences and similarities. Was hard to come to our own decisions
Back to school is always a transition for all of us : it's when both of our work picks up , our weekends get busy with errands and house maintenance , business travel multiplies , all sports and activities hype up , dinners get shorter and more rushed and studies and homework take over our family life .
It's always very exciting and also a little sad . I always have mixed feelings but always look at awe at these kids of ours with admiration and love - knowing that soon there won't be pictures on the first day of school anymore and savouring the days I have them all under this roof . As busy and chaotic as our family life feels - i adore it.
Monday i have taken off and am taking the day alone at the cottage to strategically plan our family life ( meals , cooking , driving schedules , family time and celebrations, couple time, expectations and rules more clearly defined etc etc etc )
And Tuesday i am also at the cottage and taking the day to strategically plan my business until end of 2016. I need this time to ensure that my priorities are well matched to the work i am taking on as decisions are made quickly. Already this week i committed to two more trips to atlanta and new york on top of an already busy travel fall schedule and if feels important to ensure that at least 80 percent of work i take on i adore and am passionate about
Next week full excercise schedule begins again . All summer have kept up yoga and some walking but will be back to crossfit and yoga and power walks almost daily
Sept is here !!! Sad and exciting paradoxically .
