tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post3908586835282762305..comments2024-01-28T07:45:17.875-08:00Comments on Tales from the Motherhood: My Kids are All in School and I'm Not CryingTDM Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490428486183766703noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-90648283297031122472012-09-17T09:03:47.894-07:002012-09-17T09:03:47.894-07:00Wendy, I miss you! I just reached level 3! Gav is ...Wendy, I miss you! I just reached level 3! Gav is in preschool twice a week for 2 1/2 hours. I walked out of his class after dropping him off the first day tear free yelling "Freedom" Braveheart style with hands raised towards the heavens in sweet relief. 5 amazing hours a week to myself. It's the first time I've had anything like it in seven years and I'm loving it. Glad I'm not the only one not crying here.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858467435627747268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-73003342990777733422012-09-15T00:07:59.635-07:002012-09-15T00:07:59.635-07:00This is why we're friends.This is why we're friends. Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264845015930907294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-7660355247326396992012-09-11T13:38:48.051-07:002012-09-11T13:38:48.051-07:00i loved reading this blog. somehow you have a way ...i loved reading this blog. somehow you have a way of making the madness of a stay at homer's life (currently in level 2...with one on the way will probably be there for another 4-6 years) seem manageable. or at least normal. i love feeling related to. thanks wendy ;) congratulations on sticking out 8 YEARS while maintaining a Christ-centered home! inspiration!!sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17127172901234536091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-81493794570497945302012-09-11T11:29:26.093-07:002012-09-11T11:29:26.093-07:00i am a level 3 mom with all three in school. the ...i am a level 3 mom with all three in school. the youngest started 1/2 day pre-k and she goes three days a week. long enough for me to get to the grocery store or meet a friend for breakfast. but she is still home with me two days so we can pal around at the zoo or library together. talk to me next year when they are all gone all day. i might need a dog! or a foster child! something. sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613160883829695295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-78664435721042649352012-09-10T09:22:47.832-07:002012-09-10T09:22:47.832-07:00So, I'm thinking there should be another level...So, I'm thinking there should be another level, because last year when my youngest was in preschool 3 mornings a week, I loved it! Today, he started full-day Kindergarten and I am a MESS. The switch from part-time to full-time school really threw me for a loop! Is this considered Level 4? Because I'm thinking the Level 4 moms might need some therapy! ;)Jaimiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280026947144417692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-53630863001328483412012-09-07T20:27:52.538-07:002012-09-07T20:27:52.538-07:00I'm a level 3 mom... 2 kids in daycare and 1 k...I'm a level 3 mom... 2 kids in daycare and 1 kid in elementary school for some of the day. But the hours to myself? Cooking, cleaning, laundry, some work from home stuff... I never get time to myself and I wish I could take a nap! LOL.. Maybe one day.Knit and Purl Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05599550390387484459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-23605409431959946012012-09-05T20:58:41.923-07:002012-09-05T20:58:41.923-07:00I wouldn't be crying either. In fact, since I...I wouldn't be crying either. In fact, since I'm a homeschooler, when my time comes I have a feeling I might jump up and down and cheer. Maybe even throw myself a party. Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445040437601901587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-25807143731901378592012-09-05T15:39:59.278-07:002012-09-05T15:39:59.278-07:00I guess I'm at level 13. My baby left me to g...I guess I'm at level 13. My baby left me to go away to college this year and I am sad, sad, sad. I miss her (and her two older brothers) to pieces. The house is too clean, too quiet. Love the stage you're in, ladies. It flies by all too fast. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10601260252208020046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-88534677856056708682012-09-05T13:12:28.621-07:002012-09-05T13:12:28.621-07:00Ha ha I was going to say "Hey! At what level ...Ha ha I was going to say "Hey! At what level do you find us crazy homeschooling moms?" :) When school started this year and I knew so many of my friends had been upgraded to Level 3, I was a little jealous. And then I made the mistake of figuring out if we homeschool all our kids through high school, I still have 14 years to go! FOURTEEN! I'll be staring 50 smack in the face when I finally make it to Level 3. Good thing I love homeschooling because another 14 years sounds like an awfully long time! (seriously! 50!) Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192972998727462569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-4161936724967297582012-09-05T12:55:02.999-07:002012-09-05T12:55:02.999-07:00Congratulations on making it to level 3! It sounds...Congratulations on making it to level 3! It sounds awesome.<br /><br />Yesterday I became a level 2 1/2. My 3 year old started preschool 2 days a week from 9-2. And I put my 2 year old in MDO on those same days. So for 2 days a week, I have five.glorious.hours.all.to.myself. Yesterday for my first day of this new life, I met about 8 MOPS moms who also entered this lovely new stage with me at a bistro for a 2 hour coffee. Then I ran 1 errand, and then it was over. I'm hoping 5 hours goes by slower the rest of the year. ;)Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11601251508760504280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-71820376343070419802012-09-05T12:50:50.391-07:002012-09-05T12:50:50.391-07:00Love this! I recently became a Level 2 mom as my ...Love this! I recently became a Level 2 mom as my oldest started Kindergarten this year. It was a little sad to think that he's gone so much (and having to adjust to watching the school calendar - that's an adjustment!), but it's amazing how much simpler it is with just the two little ones. I can only imagine next year, when my 3 year old starts preschool....<br /><br />(FYI, I guess I was technically level 2 last year when my oldest was in preschool, but those 2 hours flew by so quickly that they almost didn't help)Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535924746328073662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-91059028535096052912012-09-05T07:54:37.299-07:002012-09-05T07:54:37.299-07:00Love this. I'd say I'm a 2 1/2. I have o...Love this. I'd say I'm a 2 1/2. I have one in preschool (nursery school is what they call it here in Scotland where we are living right now), and the other one, who is one and a half pretty much religiously takes a nap while the older one is at school. So, I can't go anywhere...but I CAN do ANYTHING else in the house that I want to. :) Jenny https://www.blogger.com/profile/10076043522662731834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-89212134134248939812012-09-05T07:13:49.415-07:002012-09-05T07:13:49.415-07:00I'm currently a level one mom. When I think a...I'm currently a level one mom. When I think about what level three would be like, I get really excited. And then I feel bad. But now I feel good. :)Claire@MyDevisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03002496255868590540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-17011873361159265572012-09-05T01:20:14.019-07:002012-09-05T01:20:14.019-07:00love this!!!! :-)love this!!!! :-)Erikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03863461381473308483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-38791255102619957452012-09-04T23:12:46.017-07:002012-09-04T23:12:46.017-07:00I'm a homeschool mom too. I'm not sure how...I'm a homeschool mom too. I'm not sure how the level would work out, but my in-laws come over twice a week to hang with my girls, so does that make me a level 2?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-42928411285099525232012-09-04T21:35:24.169-07:002012-09-04T21:35:24.169-07:00Loving this. I'm a level 3 mom, at least until...Loving this. I'm a level 3 mom, at least until March, when I'm back at home with a newbie. So you better believe these next six months I'M LIVING IT UP! Dude: we could meet, sans kids. Imagine it.<br /><br />Starting K was hard for me, but mostly because it has been sort of hard for Maddie. Once she gets all her transition emotions worked through, I'll breathe a sigh of relief.<br /><br />All that said, I am excited to have time to myself. I am a much better mom when I get a break and when my kids get a little break. We all love to get back together after a good break. :)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097101259062624221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-54032053771707925402012-09-04T20:53:26.287-07:002012-09-04T20:53:26.287-07:00I'm a homeschool mom, so I'll have to thin...I'm a homeschool mom, so I'll have to think about that. Glad you're enjoying this new season.teal915https://www.blogger.com/profile/14813778503107953220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-32730207871925173072012-09-04T20:52:21.863-07:002012-09-04T20:52:21.863-07:00That's so awesome that your are a Level 3 mom,...That's so awesome that your are a Level 3 mom, I'm at level 1 and hoping someday to be a Level 3, I long for that level!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00322694741023803544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35068604.post-35852492671561024272012-09-04T20:52:03.104-07:002012-09-04T20:52:03.104-07:00I was totally the mom who BAWLED the whole week le...I was totally the mom who BAWLED the whole week leading up to Leila starting kindergarten. I think I was slightly depressed, no joke. That girl is my sidekick, my mini me and my tiny bff. I don't think kids come much easier or sweeter than her.<br /><br />Now, as for Coco....she starts preschool (two hours, twice a week) next Wednesday. I adore her just the same as I adore Leila, but she is the total opposite of her sister, and I will not be crying about dropping her off at school ;)Heather @ Glitter and Glosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00330477791197106280noreply@blogger.com