I noticed today I have not been posting as often as I normally do.
There is a reason for this. It’s called the painful process of getting back into a routine.
A what??
Yes, a routine. And if you know me, you know these are not my forte.
Now, although I very much like routines once I am in one (well, alright, I like them sometimes), this year we were so loosey-goosey over the summer that the process of getting into one is difficult. With the start of school now and Rye having football practice 4 days a week and games on the weekends, homework, etc., this has been a lot to get used to. For everyone. Add to that that Rye was grounded all last weekend (yes, the holiday weekend. yay) for getting in trouble at school last week, this means we were all grounded into a lengthy weekend of heavy duty parenting, supervision, lecturing, consistency, etc. Which made for a tired and preoccupied me.
Overall, though, things are good. School started with a rocky beginning but Rye is settling in now and getting good grades. We had to up Rye’s meds a bit with the start of school. The anxiety was getting to him and really winding him up and making him a kid we had not seen in a while so we made an adjustment there as well. It seems to be helping. Rye also felt the pain of his grounding and says now he has no desire to repeat the experience. Battle won.
Don is doing well in his job and is enjoying it.
As for me, well…
I’m here.
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Sorry for the work filled weekend, I really think grounding is harder on the parents than the kids. If only they knew…