Back to School

Well, today was the big day. The morning went off without much of a hitch (just a couple of minor skirmishes over the dresses the girls had decided to wear and Kevin lollygagging at the last minute . . . some things never change). Everyone got out the door on time, and Mom even had a few minutes to put a little makeup on to make a good impression (on who??) on the first day of school. (I'll show up looking like something the cat dragged in for the rest of the school year, but at least I let the teachers and other parents know that I'm capable of putting myself together.)

Kevin

Annabelle, Joey, and Daisy

Walking to school

Me and my girls

Joey was a tad nervous, Daisy was super excited, and Annabelle was a little reluctant to actually enter the classroom. It was all so hectic, I didn't even have a chance to get all teary - and I always cry on the first day of school.

Lilah was a little ticked off to not be going to school with the girls, but once she, Finn and I got home, all was well.

The kids all had a good first day. Kevin likes all of his teachers so far and exchanged phone numbers with a kid he knows from last year. Joey came bounding out of his classroom at the end of the day with a big grin on his face and announced that his teacher is funny. The twins had much to report from their first day, and all went well. Neither one of them used the restroom at school, but hopefully they'll get over that in time.

Phew.

As for Michael, no chemo again today. He went in, but his white blood cell count is still down, so it's put off for another week. Don't really know what else to say about that, except it's a long row to hoe.