Elation! Liberation!
In other words, it’s the first day of school! Moms across Maine are celebrating today. Jan and I are extending that to tomorrow when we are finally going to meet for coffee in downtown Camden at Zoot–we’ve been trying to get together since school let out. Hah!
Of course, since it is the first day of school, there are the requisite back-to-school photos. First, Joshua was up at 6 to be at school by 7:15 (starts at 7:35) to go off to Camp Kieve for four-plus days (they come home Saturday), an 8th grade ritual. How did he get to be in 8th grade already? Anyway, here he is:
Then, Eli’s school starts an hour later (he’s in 4th this year…next year for 5th on he’ll be up early, too!). While I was dropping off Joshua, his sleeping bag, and box of bandages and meds for the week, Eli got up and dressed. At 7:52, out we went to the bus, with the dog-beasts in tow. Eli, of course, had to hold (Pig)widgeon for his pics:
And here is Widgeon doing his Stitch impersonation (as in Lilo and Stitch….there is no way the animators for that movie didn’t have a pug.. I mean color him blue and add a couple extra legs and he’s Stitch!):
While out, I snapped a picture of something that isn’t too rare this year:
Yes, it seems fall is coming early. I have high hopes, since they say the best fall colors come from warm days and nippy nights, and that is what we are having. We still have the fan on in the room, but are sleeping under sheet, quilt and duvet.
And then you find odd stuff in the notch of the trees when you go to snap a close up of the reddest low-down leaf around:
Gee….wonder how that got there?
And if you don’t hear from me for a couple of days…guess why? I’ll be in my STUDIO! What a miracle! Time for art (and in this specific instance, getting my journal quilt done before it is due!). WOOOOOHOOOOO!
Toodles, and I’ll be back….eventually <grin!!!!!>
September 5th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
the much awaited first day of school!!! Hooray!!! You’re joint show at zoots must be happening soon….?
September 8th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Hard to tell who’s more adorable in those shots. What Mom can forget the joy of the first day of school! Yippee Skipee, hours of freedom and some peace and quiet. Enjoy!