Day 2 of the chaos.....

SOOOOOOOO..... it's ONLY day 2, and I am definitely already feeling the stress of going back to school...  I was talking to a friend tonight after Madeline's soccer practice and I realized something, I've only been in school for 2 days!  I feel like it's been 2 weeks already! LOL  Seriously though, I honestly don't know how I can keep this up!  I was in school for 7 1/2 hours Monday, and 7 1/2 hours today, and tomorrow it's another 7 1/2 hours!  I suppose what I am feeling and going through is just a normal part of the 'adjustment period', but wow!, I am so very overwhelmed by everything right now.  Madeline and Lucy are doing fine... Madeline tells me that that she misses me being home, which absolutely breaks my heart. :-(  Lucy is thriving, just like I thought she would.  Ava is having a hard time with the new schedule already and I find her getting irritable really easily.  Kindergarten isn't very physically stimulating for her, but for Ava, I think the mentally stimulating part is tough. I have no idea how she will be by Friday, but it today was any indication then I do believe it won't be so good.  On top of all of this, I just don't know where studying fits in?  By the time I get home, I have to cook dinner and spend some (and by saying some, I mean like 1 hour!) time with the kids.  Then I need to get them in bed, and after that I am exhausted! 5:00 am rolls around pretty quickly, and I always want/need to spend time with Chris when he is home. 

 Long story short (especially since I'm probably not making any sense to anyone except myself) it's been a  reeeeeeeaaaaaaalllllllllly long 2 days.  I can't wait to figure out how I am going to juggle all of this and feel like life is somewhat "normal" again!