We just got the letters in the mail from the kid’s school telling us that school will start 15 minutes earlier this year and which teachers our kids will have.  Tonight is back-to-school night.  Hila is so excited she slept with her backpack last night.  I told her that her teacher’s name was Mrs. Duncan and she said, “Duncan rhymes with Pumpkin.”  Good way to remember!  I think she’s ready for Kindergarten despite being just shy of 5 years old.  Asher will have his same teacher from last year.  We were hoping the kids would get the same teacher, but alas… nothing can be easy with public school.  I think I’m more bummed than the kids about summer’s end.  I know I’m starting them out in school but I’m so tempted to just not show up on the first day and decide to home school.  I hate giving up control of my children’s entire day.  And I’m not super happy with the way kids are being pushed to be little adults so fast.  Writing prompts in Kindergarten?  I remember those in AP English in HS.  Anyway my days will be sans two of my kids in the near future but 100x’s more complicated.  Why whine about things you aren’t doing anything about?  PTA meeting tomorrow night… blah.