First Day of School 2021

I find it funny that the kids are starting their second semester today as I am writing about the first day of school.  It really doesn't seem like that long ago. As I mentioned in a previous post, we decided to send the kids back to school this fall.  I was gutted thinking about this choice, but was able to get to a point of surrender before the school year began. 

T started school the day before M.  As usual, she needed to add a bit of chaos to the morning by insisting that she wear LONG nails for the first day of school.  She wanted to superglue them.  We convinced her to try double sided tape.  This is all literally happening on the morning of the first day of school!!!  I look so calm in these photos, even as I am knowing we will probably be late for the first day!

T: I am so excited.  Me: This is a bad idea.

Oh dear, her poor teacher!

T: They looked perfect!

T: See, I can type!

Thankfully after much conversation we were able to convince her the nails were not a great idea! I then had to paint them before school started!

Her nails are off, but nails were on her mind when it came to a future career.

I sure do love her!

Ready to take on the school year!

First day with Mom.

First day with Dad.

I have never cried at school drop off.  I have always felt so ready for them to go to school.  This year was different.  I knew I was sending her to a non-masked place in the middle of a pandemic.  The Lord saw it fit that every single person dropping off when we were had masked kids too.  This didn't represent the actual number of masked people, but I think it is what my heart needed to see at drop off. 

While T was at school M and I had quite a day planned.  We headed to the city for a special trip to our favorite bakery.  We also went to a special place for M to get a fancy haircut for the start of the school year. There was so much roadwork on the highway so we spent a lot of time moving slowly.  We got back into town just in time for M's tour of the middle school. Since he wasn't in person last year we were able to to meet his teachers and see his classrooms.  By the time we got home from the tour it was almost time to pick up T and we hadn't even had lunch.  

There were more tears for me as I dropped M off at middle school for the very first time.  I still can't believe he is in 6th grade!

He is still interested in law enforcement.

Taller than the mailbox!

First day with mom!

First day with dad!

Both kids transitioned from homeschool to in person school beautifully.  It was like they never left.  I am so thankful to God for the smooth transition and for dedicated teachers at each school. T's teacher is brand new to the district and we feel is perfect for her.  She is fun but also firm and focused and has eyes in the back of her head!  M has a great team of teachers who are eager and willing to communicate with parents.