Back to School for Tawni & Ty

Sad day for me. Tawni & TY are back in school. Now that Ty is in 1st grade he goes all day long and I am not sure what to do with myself. My house is so quiet, no laughing children, no "Mom, I need your help," it does not feel right. Everyone says how great it should be to have time for myself but when you have devoted every second of every day for the past 12 years to your kids it is hard to see that being alone now is something good. I love having my kids at home with me and doing things with them. It's what makes life great. Tawni was excited to see her friends again but still gets a little anxious when returning to school after the summer break. Ty was mainly ticked that he has to spend 6 and a half hours at school because it will cut into his play time. On the back to school night his new teacher said, "So Ty, are you glad to be in first grade?" his reply, " No, not so much, I won't have time to play anymore." His teacher just laughed and said , "Well, at least he's honest." I warned her that he may be more honest than she cares him to be but she said she is use to it. They both picked out their own "first day of school" outfits and I had to laugh because it looked like they coordinated with each other. Both in blue plaid. Tawni woke up at 5:30 AM and I could hear her clinking things around in the kitchen. I went in to see what she was doing and she was cooking herself some french toast for breakfast. Then she wanted me to ringlet her hair and put her make up on. After that I ran her down to the bus stop at 6:45. Can you say WAY TOO EARLY! Then I woke up Ty at 7:45 and got him up and going. then dropped him off at 8:45, very sad to be leaving my baby for a full day of school. However, I told him that I would bring him a Mc Donald's happy meal for lunch. Of coarse I needed to make sure he was doing alright there all day long. (Obviously it was more for my peace of mind than anything) He was good but told me he didn't think he could stay for another three hours. I agreed and told him that I would be happy to stay with him and he told me that I had to go home. I guess they both are going to grow up whether I like it or not. Tawni came home from the first day of school disgusted because she said that now that everyone is back in school they think they need to "go out" with people. She had a few guys ask her out that day and she told them all no because she isn't going out with anyone until she is 16. Good girl! Ty on the other hand told me he chased around Emma (his crush) on the playground at lunch. I told him to watch out because she might stop running one of these days and chase him back. He assured me not to worry because he is so fast that she would never catch him. Probley true. I will miss them at school. Any ideas of what I can do to keep myself busy, I am open for suggestions.