Our Little Corner of the World: First Day of School

Friday, August 8, 2008

First Day of School

Yesterday was the first day of school. Yes, I know it is early. When I attended school here, we usually started around the second or third week of August. This is the earliest I think they have ever started. The good thing is the last day of school is May 22, if the weather cooperates and everything goes as planned. They also get almost two and a half weeks off during Christmas break.

Hannah started Second grade this year. Will started Kindergarten. Since it was the first day of school, Mike and I walked the kids into the building. Will went right into his room, sat down at his desk and started coloring. He was such a big boy. We then walked Hannah to her room. She wasn't really happy about that. In her words, "I know the way and can do it myself. I'm a big girl." When I went to kiss her good-bye, she told me not to. Of course, I did it anyways. The weather wasn't that cooperative on the first day of school. It started raining about 15 minutes before we left. It rained most of the morning, with a few strong showers mixed in. We haven't had rain in about a week and it rains on the first day of school. Oh, well.

The afternoons will be busy. At 2:30 p.m., I pick up Nathan from school and take him to day care. (The school system decided to end busing to day cares this year, even city-run programs, because it has started their own after-school care for students at most of the local schools.) After that, I head to the kids' school to pick up Hannah, Will and Gracie. After school this year I am keeping Hannah's friend Gracie until her mom gets off work. She lives around the corner and Alicia works just up the street. They do their homework (which will start next week) then they can play to their hearts content or dinnertime, whichever comes first.

Below are some pictures I took before the kids left for the first day of school. Hope you enjoy them.

Please, no more pictures!!!