First Day of School

I wasn't ready for it to come, but it did. The first day of school for Gracie & TJ was Monday August 24th. I was sad to see them go back. When you work full time, it doesn't really seem like you get a summer with them. But we had some fun and they were excited to go back. They both had arranged and rearranged their pencil boxes. They had their back packs ready and laid out their clothes. Both were up and ready to go before I could roll out of bed. lol A couple days before, we had gotten them haircuts. They are a couple of cute kids.


Gracie is in Middle School this year. 4th grade! Can you believe it? I can't. She was excited and a little nervous. The door she enters goes straight into her class room. She is really liking her teacher, Mrs. Wall.

When she got in there, Mrs. Wall handed her a riddle she had to figure out, to find her seat. The answers were taped to the desks. Her riddle was, what did the pig do when he performed...or something like that. The answer....He hogged the stage! Ha Look at all those books. As others found their desks, she had a few people right by her that she knew from previous years.

TJ is in 2nd grade, and is still at the elementary school. He was less than thrilled with the picture taking, although he was adamant that I walk in with him. Boys!

We found his desk with ease. And he just wanted to get stuff away so he could go play. lol

They had changed bus routes, so I went to the office to find out what bus they were supposed to take. 991 I was told. So I told TJ and his teacher and I text messaged it to Gracie.

School gets out at 2:50, give or take 5 minutes. The bus usually arrives at our house at 3:20. Well at 3:20 I get a text message from Gracie telling me that I was wrong. It was bus 51. She was on the right bus. Was TJ? NO! Okay....no need to panic. I called the Elementary and told the lady that the bus she gave me was wrong and now I didn't know where my son was. She said she would do some checking and call me back. 20 minutes later...no call. I'm getting more upset by the second of course. So I called them back. Another lady answered and was told to tell me that he would be at the bus garage at 4:00. The first person didn't even call me back when she got the info! Okay, I realize that this is probably every day stuff to them, but not to me!!! I was furious of course, but as long as I was going to get TJ home safely, I wasn't going to make a fuss. The bus, 991, pulled in just as I got out of my SUV. TJ sauntered off and I asked him if he had been on an adventure. He grinned and the bus driver laughed. She said he was fine, just went along for the ride. 3 other kids were on that bus with him. All on the wrong bus. One apparently was crying hysterically. Thank good TJ is so calm and good natured. I was worried he would be scared. Yeah right! All's well. And the kids got the right bus the next day! LOL

Gracie has PE 3 times a week, which is a switch from Elementary. This whole Middle School thing is still strange to me. It's kind of a cross between Elementary and Jr. High. Maybe it will help with transition to Jr. High. She said her first day of school was "GREAT". You can't beat that.