Pros and Cons of back to school after the holidays!

Today we had to face life and head back to our normal routine. This included me waking up at 4:00am so I could get a good start to stressing out for the day ahead. Luckily for me the kids agreeably got up and were ready without complaints. Most mornings I am not so lucky. I did get a call from the school nurse mid day, informing me Jake fell off the playground equipment. He will be fine though, even though he will probably have a bruised forehead for a few days. Jake is resilient. We were in the ER with him once as he had split his chin open; while in the waiting room he was hopping around, jumping off the chairs with his chin hanging open. He is a daredevil. There was also the time he jumped backwards, naked out of the bathtub and split above his eye open.

Okay, so I have some pros and cons about back to school:

Pros:

My house is quiet!
I can do an hour workout without feeling guilty.
I can go the store without kids!
I can get my work done without feeling guilty.
I can be on the telephone without being interrupted!

Cons:

My house is quiet... (Okay, this makes both lists)
Making school lunches (This wouldn't be so bad if my kids would eat something different, same lunch, every day. Might sound easy, but very repetitive.)
Trying to get out of the house on time. (Most mornings as we head out the door, Bailey has her shoes & socks in one hand and her hairbrush in the other! By the way, I give this girl an hour and 1/2 to get ready...)
Homework (need I say more)
In the car all afternoon driving to their activities
Bedtime (My kids are night owls! They do not enjoy going to bed early).

All right, well I have to get back to work as I only have 1 1/2 left of quiet!