HELLO ROUTINE.

          School started back today...thank goodness! And kinda sad too.

         Sam's first day of Kindergarten was today and now all our babies have

left the nest...or at least the nest from 7:50am-3pm...

It would/should seem a little sad, but Sam was SO excited and

wants to do everything his sister does, so he wasn't apprehensive

or clingy or whiney at all...I hope that means we did something right.

That, or he just wants to be closer to his sister...which would be okay too.

Anyway, the past few days have been a process of getting

everyone back into the routine, or idea of it, going to bed early,

so we can get up early...preparing an 8 year old for homework...again.

Last year, Shawn did more documenting of our everyday activities

BEFORE we started school...this year, I think we were lucky to get

a photo of them with their backpacks on and ready to go, much less

with their teachers or at their locker.  Shawn asked Sofia if she

was embarrassed that we walked her in and kissed her goodbye in

front of her friends...?  I think next year could be the "too cool for school"

attitude...or too cool for school with my parents 'tude.