Back to School Play List

This time of year always feels like a new beginning, but I also tend to look back: on the summer, last year at this time, where we were, what I hoped to accomplish and what I actually did (or didn't, of course, darn unopened Spanish audio tapes).

This year, it's also the end of one of the most magical, educational, emotional and personally trying times of my entire life. For the past five years I've had the twins 24/7, and I've loved it. We've crafted, field tripped, hugged it out, swaddled, swam, snuggled and sneezed, binge watched some shows about math and robotic dinosaurs and generally gotten to know each other pretty well. They've learned to live with my quirks as I've learned to live with the constant tugging, talking and general twin onslaught 16 hours each and every lovely day without throwing my own tantrum.

But, it's kindergarten! It's exciting! It's thrilling! I am going to ball my eyes out, hopefully in the car while driving away and not at any point before that!

So, I made up a list of songs to get us in the right mood before we head out the door. OK, they will be bouncing off the walls, but I need a little something to keep the tears at bay and remind me how much I enjoyed my years behind a little desk (little SAHWM humor).

Take a listen, enjoy your day, your first of whatever or just a few minutes of groove time before Monday hits you in the face.

1. "ABC" by Jackson 5.

https://youtu.be/ho7796-au8U

2. "We are Gonna Be Friends" by White Stripes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfD8d3XJok 

3. "Be True To Your School" by The Beach Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7sLDziV2hs

4. "Don't Be a Dropout" by James Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AlcQ3iq5uM

5. "Don't Know Much About History" by Sam Cooke

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoIfB4J3sqU 

6. "I Wish" by Stevie Wonder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYKYka-PNt0

7. "We Will Rock You" By Queen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tJYN-eG1zk


What's on your play list?

Back-to-School Organizing Ideas

The twins are going to school for the first time and I am so not ready. I mean really, truly, not ready. I'm going to be the mom in the parking lot with tears.

However, it is an opportunity to get some things straight around here! As in the drawers spilling over with clothes, most of which still fit, and the toys stuffed under the bed as a big part of their attempts at "clean up" time. Summer has been a whirlwind of activity mixed nicely with lazy afternoons, so the house is a wreck. I have no idea if we have all we need to go back to school, from clothes and shoes to glue sticks. I'm pretty sure we decimated that supply for our crab and clam mid-summer crafts. If you can't get to the beach, bring it to your craft table, and all the nooks and crannies you didn't know you had at the craft table now covered in sticky globs of sand.

Anyway, we are getting organized as the days count down to my babies going to kindergarten. It's also a great way to keep me busy and my mind off of that whizzing sound as time continues to fly by.

Instead of taking the time to take, download and post pics here (hahahaha, never gonna happen), I've chosen a few of my favorite things from fellow bloggers that are going to make our lives easier when the school bell rings!

• Love this idea for a morning board for each twin. Make it double-sided, flip it over for afternoon chores!

http://artisticendeavor101.blogspot.com/2015/07/back-to-school-craft-lightning.html

• One thing I'm looking forward to when they go to school!

http://www.100directions.com/love-lunch-note-treat-bag/

• This is for the little man who tends to use one-word answers:

http://www.oneartsymama.com/2015/07/after-school-snack-chat.html

• We are doing this in card board to slip in their photo albums:

http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2015/07/first-day-of-school-picture-frame.html

• Back to school countdown calendar. I put in school supplies they'll need to give to the teacher and used old Kleenex boxes that are small and square and decorated them with Washi tape. I should take a pic of those, but here's where I got the idea:

http://www.thecountrychiccottage.net/2015/07/back-to-school-countdown-calendar.html