OSFO’s first day of school went without a hitch. She said it was "a perfect day." Her teachers are lovely – two pretty young women with big, warm smiles What could be better

On the first day, the led the class in a team building activity that involved wrapping a team member like a mummy with toilet papers.

Now that was fun.

Best of all, an old friend from pre-school is in her class. They were best friends and classmates in kindergarten and first grade, too: together again after a two year hiatus.

Today OSFO’s teachers gave out a "Tool Kit for a Fabulous Year" which included a paper clip ("we need to stick together"), a rubber band ("to remind us to be flexible") a bandaid ("for the bumps along the way), an eraser ("everyone makes mistakes"), a Hershey’s Kiss ("a hug to remind us to be kind and gentle with one another"), a pen ("a wise person once said that the pen is mightier than the sword").

Don’t you love it.

The teachers are obviously very organized and they sent home lots of informative notes and forms.

So far so good for OSFO.

Today is Teen Spirit’s first day. That’s him pictured last year on his first day of high school. Now he begins tenth grade and will be dressed, according to his school’s dress code, in a white shirt, tie, black chinos, and suede lace ups. Will his lace up shoes even fit? He’s gotten so much bigger than last year. Nearly six feet tall.

All summer he’s been so nocturnal. I just hope we can rouse him to get to school on time. He went to bed early…

I think I’m going to give him "A Toolkit for a Fabulous Year" too with a paper clip ("we need to stick together"), a rubber band ("to remind
us to be flexible") a bandaid ("for the bumps along the way), an eraser
("everyone makes mistakes"), a Hershey’s Kiss ("a hug to remind us to
be kind and gentle with one another"), a pen ("a wise person once said
that the pen is mightier than the sword"). It works for a high schooler, too.

High hopes for the new school year, Teen Spirit. We love you.