First Day of School

Well today was the first day of school here in our district. And my kids had their first day of public school - ever. That is right. Up to this point they have been private schooled and home schooled. But now, due to changes in our family (i.e. their home school teacher is no longer around), they now go to public school. I don't know who was more nervous, them or me.

So I get up extra early so I could get my son up to get ready and catch the 6:30 bus to high school. He barely got there because it came early.

Now my daughter did not have to get up until later to catch the 8:30 bus to middle school. She had plenty of time because it was late.

And then all the fun began.

Well things went pretty well for my son. Except he forgot his PIN in a classroom and couldn't eat lunch. But the rest of his day went pretty smooth. That is until it was time to come home. He had neglected to notice the bus number he rode to school. Therefore he did not know which one to take back home. Therefore he took none. And that was why I got a call from our friend Rita to tell me she had been contacted by my son and she was picking him up from school.

Now for my daughter, things just stacked up against her. First her bus was late. Then, for some unknown reason, they lost her registration. So she had to spend first period waiting in the library with 25 other kids to get registered - again. And now, she could not get the classes she was signed up for. She got to eat lunch but she did not like it. The only bright spot for her was she got to see her friend during PE class. That helped her a lot I think. Well she came home with a headache and a lot to say. But she will be going back tomorrow.

Just another day in paradise in our family. Nothing much out of the ordinary.

We are still waiting for famine, plague, and that asteroid to hit.


Copyright 2005, Kevin Farley (a.k.a. sixdrift, a.k.a. neuronstatic)