twas the night before school starts

Labor Day 2019 was an interesting day. Katie was a HUGE helper in our classroom as we worked really hard to get the library tamed. We got it completely organized with Michelle and Rose's help for about an hour of our four hour work time.

We then went home to gather Anders for lunch at Mariachi Loco. Off to get his hair trimmed for his last first day of school. That took more time than anticipated because very few places were open on Labor Day and the line at Great Clips was an hour long. Katie and I then went in search of the cutest first day of 8th grade outfit we could find.

We arrived at American Eagle in Woodbury at 5:05pm to find it and the entire mall closed at 5pm. A crestfallen Katie and I went to Target to see if we could find a great substitute, nothing. Off to Walmart to make a return and find some last minute classroom things...nothing. We drove home in silence and realized we should not wait until the last minute next year. We discovered her school photos don't happen until next week, so we decided this weekend will be the perfect time to find the best 8th grade outfit.

We ordered Steve's Pizza for dinner and Julie Swanson stopped by to pick up some painting clothes. Then friend Sharyl stopped by with a little gift for Anders' last first day of school. Finally, I got in the Prius and drove back to school to put finishing touches on the geography, history and biome shelves.

As I was putting the finishing touches on the history shelf...what to my wondering eyes should appear but large bolts of lightening jetting through the sky accompanied by some rather large claps of thunder. Off I scurried to the Prius to make it home during a fantastic light show.

I wished my beautiful 13 and 18 year old peaceful sleep and snuggled in to the sound of heavy rain, thunder and strong winds. Here's to a magical 2019-2020 school year!