It's that time of year again when mothers cheer, 7th graders groan, 2nd graders wear the perfect back to school outfit and hair do while striking a pose, and 4th graders reorganize chairs in the classroom so that all the boys are together and there aren't any "girl cooties" too close.
A year makes a big difference. All the kids happily greeted friends and exchanged "Where did you go this summer?" stories. It was just like home, but with an international flair, as these classmates had spanned the globe, traveling to India, Italy, Russia, Sweden, the USA, and too many other countries to count. (My own three hit Switzerland, England, Denmark, Norway, Germany, Russia, Estonia, Sweden, U.S.A., and Ireland this summer. Not a bad travel schedule!) It was a busy day for me as well. I met a friend for tea, recruited class parents for all my kids' classes, and hurried home to bake chocolate chip cookies as an after school snack. Now, I'm off to a "Yippee! They're gone!" lunch with some girlfriends.
She doesn't seem nearly as old as C.J. at the same age. My baby is growing up!
2 comments:
Each child looks perfect. Abbie's outfit is adorable and I love the sneakers.Brendan's pants are neat.
C.J.is wearing perfect outfit for a 7th grader. Mom
Sounds like a great first day back at that awesome school of theirs. I can't believe how mature Abbie looks. Mmmmm... cookies. I hope they appreciated your efforts. Ginny probably wishes there was a picture of the cookies.
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