I watched The Meg for my son

The kids are back in school, and as long as I follow Movie Pass' strange schedule, I can catch a movie here and there during the day.

I had a couple of choices of films to go see, but I chose The Meg because my kid begged me too. Now, I know this seems weird that I would base my choice for MY alone and recharge time on something my son wants, but he is too young to see that movie and he is obsessed with monster movies and sharks. So I went.

It was pretty much what I expected - an over-the-top action movie that was highly entertaining. I mean, OF COURSE the only way for them to get the tracker in the shark is if Jason Statham swam out alone close to it.

But overall, it was a fun time. I laughed, I jumped, I did not cry. And my children made me narrate the movie to them word for word.

Back to school

My littles went back to school this week! Thankfully, we got everything done that we needed to do.

But the past week was crazy busy.

• Annual checkups - all kids growing according to their age chart, which is always a relief when you have tiny children. 
• Eye exams and new glasses for the boys. And Boo has sensory issues, so he got bonus points on his behavior sheet for wearing his glasses for an hour each day. By the time he started school, he was comfortable wearing them. As opposed to last year, when he destroyed three pairs the first few weeks he had glasses. 
• Meet the teachers - everyone seems nice and ready for a new year!
• Put in a request for an IEP meeting. Boo got some new diagnoses over the summer, so we need to update his team at school and brainstorm some accommodations, because second grade is much more hard core than first. 
• School supplies bought. I used the Wal-Mart grocery app for this, so I didn't even have to go in the store. It was nice, very, very nice. Highly recommend.
• Printed "First day of x grade" signs and took obligatory pictures. 

And now my ducklings are out in the world. I'm going to go take a nap. And maybe see a movie. Oh yeah, and do some work without Fortnight in the background.