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EK and CC went back to school this morning, the third and finall group of all the kids this year! They were ready early, and waiting-waiting-waiting for the bus to show up.

EK is in her last year of preschool (*gasp!*), and started off well. She was invited to sit with a cute little girl when she got on the bus this morning, and seemed happy to leave and happy again to get home afterward. Her teacher called after school to let me know that the day went well and she played a lot with the other girls.

CC loves being at school again, even though his best friend from last year has moved on to Kindergarten this year. I’m hoping that he makes good friends with some new kids this year; but we’ll definately be planning some playdates soon!

And my morning? The first time in the car when I realized I was totally alone? That was a little weird. It’s going to take a little getting used to.

Happy happy birthday, AE! TEENAGER!!!

She got a new cell phone (last week), a cool Firefly tshirt, a handknit sweater (with dragon buttons), a dragon drawing kit with good pencils and stuff, a dragon notebook, a hand-carved wolf pen/magnifying glass/compass, a dragonology card game… cake and a couple more gifts to come when we finally get a party planned!

AE started back to school today, but because we were running rather late in the morning (had to print off her summer book report) we didn’t get her back to school photo until after school. I took over 30 shots, and only got one good one! (She’s got her Dad’s sense of humor and inability to have a simple smile on her face instead of a silly face when photos are taken…tho the entire photo shoot is rather entertaining as a whole!)

She got lots of fun classes (Modern Art, Creative writing, Geometry, Herpetology, Holocaust/Social Studies), and is really looking forward to her 8th grade year!

The first day of school was today, but only some of the kids went, and only some of them went at the beginning of the day…

DA started back first, heading out for his first day of high school. Only the 10th graders went today. He didn’t get any of the music classes he signed up for (the entire reason we sent him to this particular high school), and can’t change any classes until after Friday. High adventures trying to take the Metro buses home. Will take another shot at it on Thursday.

GC and DS left next, and were excited to be starting at the brand new school building that was finished up over the summer. They are still waiting for the last of the landscaping to go in, though.

DS started 6th grade, and is now the big man on campus. He’s got good friends at school, and was delighted to learn that he’d grown over the summer and now is bigger than most the kids in his class. He’s also spreading his wings and pushing the boundaries with the pink camo messenger bag; not one to conform, that boy!

GC started third grade this year, and was sad that a lot of the girls she made friends with last year aren’t in her class, but then came home telling us she befriended a new girl at the school on the first day, so apparently its all good. Only downside right now is that she’s started the school year with a cold and some laryngitis, so she’s afraid her new friend won’t recognize her voice when it comes back!

JS was the last to leave for school today, because the older grades at his school only attended in the afternoon. Silly boy didn’t sleep in, though. JS started his last year in the Junior High, although he is officially a Freshman (weird way they split up the schools here). He didn’t get all the classes he wanted either, but he’s been in contact with the music teacher and is trying to juggle things around. Also high adventures on the bus.

AE won’t start back to school until tomorrow (only 7th graders go on the first day), and EK and CC won’t start back until next Tuesday, so we are on a true slow trickle back to school this year! (Makes for a hard group shot of that first day of school!)