First Place

"Surgery Summer" gave her plenty of time to think of how she wanted to do her room. 

She was on a soft food diet when she finally felt well enough to do something, so she made her candle holders. She hobbled into the store and plopped down in a motorized scooter when she found the perfect accent pillow. Thanks to funds from Aunt Vivian. She hobbled around on crutches when we found the "peaceful picture." She was bored from being home day after day recovering when she found the perfect desk to refinish. It was the day of the move, when I had the final deadline to drill the holes for the rope handles.

One of the many feelings we all felt!

First Day of School 2.0

Freshman.

 2nd grade

How he really feels about it!

5th grade

Beautiful first day! 

I am so glad to be back on a traditional schedule. Although there are benefits to both schedules, traditional just feels right. Long, lazy summers then school in the fall.

I am a bit of a nerd. But fall and going back to school was one of my favorite times. New boxes of crayons. Sharply pointed pencils with a full, round erasers emitting a slight "pink" rubber smell.. New stiff, shoes. Reams of paper with no writing in it.

I am not a parent that relishes sending my kids off. We never quite have enough time together. However, there is something to be said about a schedule and moving forward to the next stage.