Another school year and I'm already exhausted.....

Wow time flies doesn't it? It was summer and now it's the start of another school year. It's only going on day 4 for my kids but yesterday I swear I felt like I got hit by a car or something. I was exhausted like when you clean the house all day and feet hurting type of exhaustion. I even napped. I rarely ever nap at that. And it's only been the first week. But I am thankful my kids are enjoying their new schools in a new district. It seems to be a never-ending change for my kids from moving to different homes,cities recently and now again to changing schools in a new district. You know how you as a parent are also scared for them because of the new changes but deep down you know your kids will pull through especially because mine have done it almost all of their young lives. My family has been through our share of craziness over the past 3 years but my kids strength surprises me with everyday. Their stress levels came to their worst recently which made us move back home to Dallas but only to be in a new city we've never been to before. Another new district in less than a year but a better one than they've been accustomed to at that. Here is the first day of school pictures I took of them and only one wasn't so happy in returning which you'll be able to tell from their facial expressions.

 
Another big change this time around all 3 of them are on their own each one in a different school. I was hesitant with my son starting Middle School only because he's just as emotional as his mother but even though we had a scare on the first day of school for him (he got off on the wrong exit from his school bus but only was two streets down thank goodness) he's been happy with the new school so far. What a relief that was! Now my high school-er had a weird kind of first day. I say weird because it's the only nice way to word it. Keep in mind we moved back to Dallas from South Texas, the poorest part to be exact and coming into a new district and especially a newly built school (only going on it's second year) which seems pretty extravagant (again wording it nicely) was what made her feel so out of place and well weird. Although now she's enjoying it again another sigh of relief for me. My youngest loves it. She adjusts very quickly to her  new surrounding so I knew with her I'd have no problem. So back to how exhausted I was I guess because I wake up very early (5:45 am to be exact) to get my girls ready because my oldest has early morning band practice and my youngest has to leave early due to her ride then it's onto waking up my son after 7 am. This is over course after I've already made my girls lunches, help my youngest with getting dressed (because she always wants mommy to help with something), my coffee then finally my son's lunch. Then it's off the feeding myself and my husband, the dogs and off to my household chores. Then it's off to pick up my youngest and her cousin (walking in the summer heat no less) so maybe just maybe that all explains my exhaustion huh?
Either way I love it. Yeah I may be tired and going out of my mind but I love being a mom. I am way to hands on to not enjoy it. I am more than hands on, I am in mom mode 24/7. I hope the days get a bit better and slightly easier but then again really Gabby? I have 3 kids and one is in band, it'll never get any easier. So I am going to enjoy it no matter how exhausted I am.