I tell you this so you can understand, and perhaps share in, my excitement.  Today, August 22, 2011, Ada starts all-day Kindergarten.  That means all three of my children are in school 8:55-3:30.  Of course that DOESN’T mean I’ll be sitting around all day.  I still work three days a week, and I still have a house to manage, children to take to the doctor, dentist, and eye doctor, myself to get to the doctor, hair cuts, oil changes, grocery shopping, etc.  But I get to do most of those errands alone (minus the children’s appointments obviously).  I can have lunch with my husband or friends.  I can volunteer in their classrooms and on field trips easier.  Shoot, I could go to Indy for lunch at PF Chang’s if I wanted!!  So yes, I’m excited for this new chapter in our lives.

Plus, I have some incentives in place to encourage our children to move a little faster and be more self-sufficient in the morning.  It’s currently 7:45 and they are completely ready for school, and we don’t leave until 8:35.  Morning # 1: success.