I forgot...and School starts tomorrow

[Electra375]

I forgot to get lunch boxes and school starts tomorrow. Now that isn't to say I don't have any lunch boxes, but my oldest wanted a new one and my youngest just starting kindergarten probably deserves a new one.

Do I need to say Thyroid fog has not lifted yet (started meds a bit over a month ago)...

My dh and I bought all the supplies on the lists during our tax free week and we bought some clothes, what was available in their size at the store we went to. I have not filled in the gaps either.

And their room is such a mess I can not get to their clothes to find out what's going on in there.:

I feel so unprepared for them going to school. If you have read other forums you might devise that I've been under a lot of stress -- FTT baby, bfing, pumping, fortifying to get weight back on to baby, he lost 10% of his weight at 4 mo old. This has been an all summer long event. And my kindergartener has been getting evaluated for a psychological disorder for which the meeting to go over the summer long testing was canceled so now I have nothing for the school until after next week. I guess I've done the best I can do, but I still feel like I've failed to prepare myself, our home or my children for school tomorrow.

[mamamaris]

Hey, I couldn't read without posting. Don't beat yourself up over this. School will start and the kids will have their excitement and jittery nerves no matter what state the house is in and a kindergartner probably won't be too upset about a lunchbox. That can be a special treat you can do with them next week. Just be there mentally to get excited over everything with them. Stop putting more stress on yourself over the small stuff and just concentrate on the babe in your arms and your big kids going to school.

[1xmom]

You sound like me. My dd started school last week and I ended up going to the grocery store and picking her up a lunch box. I also ended up getting her book bag the 1st day of school b/c the book bag I had bought over the summer was too big, but luckily w/all the supplies she had, it worked out and she was able to take the smaller one the 2nd day.

Don't beat yourself up over it, my dd barely noticed.

[Electra375]

Well, I have them cleaning their room with my help, I can't even get in there to put clothes away. Then I'm going to make sure we have clothes just for tomorrow laid out. Then I'm going to go through their school lists and pack the back packs. Then we are going to the store to "look" at lunch boxes and get anything we missed. We can make due with lunchboxes I have on hand, if I need to order something on-line instead. I really, really, really hate shopping.

And I really, really, really hate the fact that my boys do not listen to me or their father. Their room has been a mess all summer and all summer, every weekend it is a battle to get them to clean it and they just do not. I'm going back, I'm sweeping it all up into a bucket to sort through later. I can not stand it.

[Ruthla]

[oceanbaby]

When I read the title I thought you were going to say that school started and you forgot to register them! So hey, forgetting to get a lunchbox is no big deal in comparison.

But in all seriousness, I have thyroid issues, and I remember that fog before I got it treated. It was really hard to deal with. Go easy on yourself - your kids are safe, and you are doing the best you can.

[Starr]

Children seldom notice anything. Maybe until you get time the first few days they get hot lunch?

[Electra375]

Originally Posted by Starr

Children seldom notice anything. Maybe until you get time the first few days they get hot lunch?

Celiacs - gluten free, school lunch, snacks, etc just not happening. It comes from home or they know not to eat it.

I took my siggy line down, I guess at some point I should put one up. I got depressed by it == Celiac, FTT, celiac baby, gf df mom bfing, pumping, crazy 5 yr old, poor dd just all the time (accept when crazy brother hits her)... All that and my own health issues. Geez, my mom's right, where is my breaking point? And I'm looking into going to grad school next fall...

[spirit4ever]

wow...

[bdavis337]

When we don't have a lunch box (usually when he forgets to bring it home!) we just do snack foods in a small paper lunch sack. If you let them decorate one for each day of the week, that might be kind of fun, especially for your kindergartener.

[Mizelenius]

DD used one we had (a plain red one). I am so concerned w/buying one without lead but can't bring myself to fork out $25 for one guaranteed lead-free bag. I did not get one in time!

DD did not notice.

You're doing just fine, mama!