School, do we have too?

The children have started school. Some of them aren't to happy about it though. They had too much fun during the summer. All of them like their teachers and they have all had homework, already. Except for Parker. He had his kindergarten pre test today and kindergarten starts tomorrow. He is so excited, he can hardly wait. He is also counting down the days for his 6th birthday on September the 2ND. I can't believe how much cleaner my house is with the children in school. And I can actually get things done with out hearing "MOM". It is sort of nice. Loren is in Ireland for one week, for business. He calls everyday to see how we are. He says he is tired of all day meetings. And that the time change is hard on him. He will probably be use to it by the time he heads home. Oh well, that's life-crazy. Susan our birth mother is about 36 weeks a long and says she is ready to have this baby. We would love for it to be born early, but not too early. I think that we are prepared for the arrivial of this baby. We will see what we have forgotten when we bring her home, I guess. The adoption is semi-open, so we only know a little about the birth mother and we will not get to meet her. But we are so grateful to her for choosing us as the adoptive family to raise her child. We know that she is making one of the most selfless acts that a mother can make. And by doing so, answering our prayers. We think of Susan as a part of our family. Parker is always pointing to things at the store and saying,"mom, we should buy this for Susan". It warms my heart to know that he thinks about her and understands what is happening at the young age of 5. Paige is beside herself at the idea of having a sister. She talks about it all of the time. I know that she will be a great big sister and a big help with the baby. She told me the other day that she isn't excited about all of the people that will come over to see the baby when we bring her home. Because that means she won't be able to hold her. I laughed at that. I told her that the baby isn't going to be held 24/7 anyways. That babies need their space and quiet time too. I don't know how Paige felt about that. But I'm sure she'll figure it out. Well, I need to finish laundry before all of the noise and chaos begins...children getting home from school.