Back to School

Monday, August 30, 1993 Laura is 9, Jasmine is 8, Margret is 6, Trina is 3, and Lark is 11 months

My, how peaceful it is -- but not for long. Oh, Autumn Days, I do so love them. My two babies (Trina & Lark) are napping and my big girls are all at school. My husband is at work. I think to myself, "These are the happiest days of my life--all filled up with the needs of my children."

When I'm faced with a chunk of time I think, "What do I do first?" Read? Scrapbook? Sew? Craft? Tend to my poor neglected yard? Mend? Cook?

This afternoon I mended because baby Lark played contentedly in this room while I worked. And also possibly because I mended a dress just this morning for Jasmine to wear to the first day of school.

Here's how the morning went...

All the girls were so excited today. They woke at 6 a.m., got up, dressed, and ran out to feed the dog.

Laura was hoping to wear the t-shirt dress which she embroidered last spring but I hadn't finished sewing it. She was a good sport about the change in plans.

Jasmine had laid out a pink shorts outfit but changed her mind this chill morning. When I got up she was wearing pants which were stained and torn at the knees and tennis shoes totally ragged from much wear. I sewed some buttons on a dress in mending and she wore that.

Margret wore a hand-me-down dress from one of my co-worker's daughters.

Yesterday we were busy to late in the evening moving furniture and belongings around in the girls' downstairs bedrooms.

Back to the moment... Lark only slept a few minutes. Trina has slept for two and a half hours.

Later... 10:45 p.m.

The girls are all in bed (except Lark who slept an hour and a half this evening). Steve is at work again. Lark is fussing. Must stop.