First Day of School
Technically, the first day of school was Monday the 28th, but this picture was taken on Tuesday the 29th. You see, not every morning is a photo-friendly morning. Sometimes we are disorganized, grumpy, and rushed (mostly disorganized and grumpy). That was yesterday morning. Everybody rushed out the door and by the time I realized I forgot to take THE pictur e, it was too late. So I tried again this morning; things went much more smoothly this morning. Katherine is a newly minted eighth grader (yes, for those of you keeping track, she skipped the seventh grade). Patrick is on the downward slide towards graduation, entering his junior year. And, yes, that's a motorcycle helmet hanging on his right arm and a tank bag in his left. :) There There There are few cooler ways to get to school than on your motorcycle. I used to imagine what life would be like as an empty-nester with free time and fewer responsibilities. But as I commented to a friend earlier, the closer I g