Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Back to School

Is summer really over? Wow. We tried to cram all the fun summer things we could do into that last week of August. Beach, bowling, DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Projects for the house, puzzles and games.

My camera wasn't always on hand this summer, but I did manage to get a few pictures of our family bowling day:







And yet, time kept on ticking and today rolled around at last: First day of School!



Here's Owen at his new school:






And here's Elliot at his new school:




I have no pictures of my first day of school, but let me tell you that a long walk on the bay in the drizzling rain while listening to MY music on my Ipod and then returning home to a quiet house for uninterrupted work and chore time and shower time until lunch was quite possibly the most enjoyable morning I've had in, oh, about 8 years. So that's what a quiet house sounds like!


Elliot is going to a Montessori school for 1/2 day preschool, so I pick him up a little after noon. But seriously, after 8 years of being home with the boys and only having random babysitters and occasional mornings off, this 3 + hours a day to myself is going to take some getting used to!