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School.

Has.

Begun.

You may think to yourself, "doesn't Melissa have two small children who are not quite school age, yet?" And to that I would say, "Melissa, is no dummy."

At this point I would consider sending them off to carny school where they could learn how to run carnival rides or fry funnel cakes in the back of a van if it would get them off of both of my thighs.

So Remi is in five days a week pre-K at Saint Cyprians and Rocco is in 3 day a week at First Christian. So either they will come out an Episcopal or a Lutheran, don't make me no never mind, as long as they acknowledge me when I speak and don't throw cobs of corn at each other across the table.

Yes, my lovelies, its been a long hot summer.

But summer is over now.

Time to drag those little plastic pools out to the garbage can and let all that brown grass underneath try and come back to life.

Its time to pour that 10-gallon jug of Kool-Aid down your sink and fill that baby back up with something mama likes to sip on.

Its time to throw away the three flip-flops in your child's closet that haven't found their partner these last two weeks (just face it: they're gone - lost - vanished - its over - you bought 'em at Old Navy for $1, move on.)

And its time to tell yourself that since the kids are back in school now YOU can get on a schedule, now YOU can have time for yourself, now YOU can start working out again..........tomorrow.

For now, rest, put your feet up, flip on the D(o)I(t)Y(ourself) Network and watch somebody else do it....because today is your day. Its the first week back in school.

And all God's mama's said...............................................