The first day of school

Ah, the first day of school. The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and all is quiet in the Wood house. Its a kind of somber silence, one I love, yet somewhere inside it makes me a little sad. A little lonely. Yet, at the same time so psyched because I can get some things done around the house without being interrupted every 30 minutes with, "mom, im hungry," or "mom, can I ....," or "mom, Payton's being mean." Sometimes hearing "mom" makes me want to scream. But then, there are those moments when my daughters give me a hug and say, "mom, your the best mom ever". That's what makes it all worth it. So, im going to embrace the kids first day of school and take in some nature outside before it gets too hot - who am I kidding - its always too hot in Georgia in August.