This shot is from the house on Lime in September - notice I said September, not August!! - of 1979. Bonny and Harry on their first day of school at Bradoaks. Phoebe is standing there in her pajamas, shading her eyes from the sun!!
Bonny and Harry made out like banditos that year - school had ended in May in Utah - in August we moved to Monrovia - and in September they started school. They got a couple of extra weeks that year! (I won't even go into this insane trend in California for starting school earlier each year!!)
And now Bonny has already gotten her kids off to school last week. Harry's kids go tomorrow, and Phoebe and Eliza's Theo go after Labor Day - the way it should be done!! (In fact, I think someone ought to get real and have school go from October 1st to June 30th and we get July, August and September off. I'm not expecting that to happen anytime soon though!!)
And that means I go off to school tomorrow too!! I go kicking and screaming every year - I just have to get through the first day and then I'm fine - but getting there is brutal!!
I should not go on like this. Noah helped me set up my room. Lesson plans are lying on the front desk. There is food in my cupboard at school - I will not starve.
But I will have to set my alarm. I will have to get dressed before 9. I will have to think about what shoes I'm going to wear since I will have to wear them all day!!
I will let you know how it goes - in case you care!!
6 comments:
I feel for you. Everyone asks me if I am excited about school starting and honestly, I am happy because the kids are excited and ready to go back, but I don't look forward to having to get everyone up and going everyday. (myself included) I like quiet summer mornings, where the kids are asleep.
School starts on Thursday for us, like you, I wish it would wait until after labor day.
I care :)
I care, too. The kids need your guidance and kindness more and more ... not to mention your wisdom and talents at imparting knowledge. You're #1 in my book of fabulous teachers!
Thanks Sharon! And yes, Eliza, the day went pretty well for a first day. Arvin Wenzelberg stopped by and asked after all the Terrills - and specifically wanted to know if you were still running!!
did you know michigan has a state law that forbids school from starting before september? i think leslie passed that little jewel on to me.
That is a good law!!
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