Part 2


  So this first week of school is over. My son survived his first week of high school and I survived my first week of college. Two major steps in both of our lives and we both made it through. I didn't think that either one of these things was going to be that big of an adjustment but it was definitely a bigger adjustment than I thought.
  Getting back on a regular schedule has to be the hardest part. After three months of doing whatever and going to bed whenever. It is very hard to tell a teenage boy to go go bed at a decent hour and even harder to wake them up in the morning at a ridiculously early hour. Especially when I don't even want to be up at that time. After about 5 times of going in to his room and trying to get him out of bed  he stumbles out of bed and in to the shower. Pushing time to the point so that he just has enough time to get in for a very quick shower, get out ,get dressed and out the door. That is definitely one routine that I hope changes. I figure by the time school is about to be over he will have it figured all out just in time to be on break again and screw the routine up.
  Not only is it about getting back on a schedule but also everyday reminding him to do homework and get everything ready that he needs for school the next day. Than I sit their and think not only does he have homework to do but so do I. Wow !!! after 16 years of not being in school I have homework to do. What a wake up call. I also have to figure out time to sit and concentrate on my work. Between both jobs, school and all the other activities we do in our family. It's about taking the time to sit down and do what I need to do to get my things done. I have never had to deal with that .It has always been about me working around my families schedule and going from there, but now it is going to be a little about me and that is a very weird feeling.