2nd day of school & a new "doo"

Today is officially the 2nd day of 2nd grade for Ashlyn. She's not doing as well as we thought she would. Kindergarten was a tough break for her, but 1st grade was a breeze. She thoroughly enjoyed herself & looked forward to each day. We're not sure if it's the quality family/friend time she had this past summer, adjusting to a new "more mature" teacher or the lack of friends that moved into her new classroom? Either way, she's cried terribly both mornings, so we've gone up to eat lunch with her. Yesterday was a good lunch day, but today she cried again. Hoping this trend will stop, as it doesn't make it easy for us, since we're not sure why she's upset.

Now that she's back in school, we're all getting used to a new routine. She will have 3 dance classes a week, plus church on Wednesday nights. Definitely more then last year, so if it's too overwhelming, we'll pull her out of a dance class. I firmly believe though, that kids can handle a busier schedule better then adults most times. They simply get used to whatever you set for them.

And I'm getting readjusted to waking up early, which hasn't been too difficult, as of yet. I'm finding myself staring at the clock around 10:30 in the morning & realizing I've gotten my days work done & I'm "hours" ahead of schedule. Sooooooooooooooo liking this a lot!! You would think I have more time to scrap, but I've hardly been upstairs. I'm trying to get myself back into a routine but figure that will take me a good month. So until then, I'm very sporadic with my scrapping.

In other news, as promised, here is a picture of me & the girls, with me sporting my new hair-doo. It's hard to tell by the picture just how short it got cut & the golden highlights I had added, but I'm getting used to it. I definitely like the length, as it's quick & easy & I have decided I like it better if I blow-dry it straight. It has natural wave to it, but it's very unruly, so I have to tame it:)

And, as if that's not enough blogging for one day, don't forget that Just Let Me Scrapbook is still running their 35% off sale through the end of August. Just enter the code JLMS35 and put my name (Dawne Ivey) in the comment box as you check out. She's been entering a ton of CHA products, so get over there quick.

AND, if you don't have a subscription to Scrapfabulous's monthly kits, you need too. The September kit is a wonderful "school" themed kit & I had a TON of fun working with the products. Design team projects will debut on September 1st!!