Back to School!

I can't help it, I love school. In July, I went all alone to Target and spent my lunch hour (and $75) buying school supplies for the kids. Armed with my supply lists and my very own freshly sharpened pencil, I waited patiently for my turn and handled scissors, erasers, notebooks, pencil boxes...

The first day of school is full of excitement, ripe with possibility. It speaks of the promise of autumn, even in the heat of a Texas August.

Tracy took the girls to school today. Even though Beanie has been looking forward to having Mrs. Little all summer, he said she still clung to his leg when the time came for him to go. Pookie, on the other hand, has talked all weekend about being nervous. Her teacher is new to us, not someone she had a chance to get to know last year, so her trepidation is understandable. Tracy said she cried when he got ready to go, but put on a brave face, squared her little shoulders, and went on.

Here's a picture of our two big girls on their first day of school.
When we picked them up, I asked each girl, in turn, how her day was. Pookie said her day was "wonderful!" Beanie said that "Michael and Mason didn't do their work today. They were looking at me all day!"