Champ Goes to Middle School

May 2011 marked the end of an era.  My youngest completed 5th grade -- no more Elementary School for us.  As the Summer went on, I noticed that Champ was growing and changing in so many ways.  I had no choice but to prepare to let him go off to Middle School.

Champ is my sidekick, we are attached at the hip.  I am not sure if it was the attachment parenting classes that I took or what, but I wanted to hold on to his childhood forever.  When he was born, my oldest was 14 and the middle child was 12.  They had already become self-sufficient.  I really needed this baby in my life!  We [purposely] built a house with his Elementary School in our back yard.  This made it easy for me to go over during the day and check in on things, volunteer, have lunch, the list goes on.

Well now my baby is no more. He is a young man and he makes me proud of him each day.  I know that he will do great in Middle School, I am just trying to come to terms with the fact that mom's should not have lunch with their Middle Schooler's.  Yes, this is truly and end to an era.

Good luck Champ and mommy is here should you need me!

Thanks for KeepinUpWKaren, until next time.
~K

Mixed Chicks - Day 9 (actually it is the morning after Day 8)

Champ's First Day of 5th Grade

This was a crazy week.

Day 7 - I did not touch my hair, no wash, no rinse, no comb. I only ran out to walk the dog and return the red box video.

Day 8 - I am glad it's over as it was crazy with work, sneek-a-peek at my son's school, and a little last minute back-to-school shopping at Wal-Mart (where someone took it upon themselves to grab a pack of graph paper out of my shopping cart... really?!?!).  I did manage to get in a wash with the mixed chick's shampoo and I also used the deep conditioner. I towel dried and applied the leave-in-conditioner and silk.

Day 9 - Champ's first day of 5th grade. I rolled out of bed and clipped the top of my hair back and then went outside to take our annual set of photo's.  Since I was given strict orders by my son not to come over and hang out at the school today, I decided I would just shake my hair and go. I may spritz it with water and add a little silk today, but I think I can do without the leave in conditioner as I like it when it is really soft.

~ Thanks for KeepinUpwKaren!