First Day of School

Sharpen your pencils and pick out your lunchbox; today is the first back to school. Okay, I don't know if they actually use pencils in Pre-K since I've only seen crayons and markers. And of course, this mom does not subscribe to the disposable lunch box philosophy, so Sam is using the same "No animals in here" peta bag from last year. But, the lazy days of summer camp are over and the barely-more-than-a-week summer vacation has passed. Time for a new classroom, new teachers, and new friends.

Serious face
Goofy Smile Besides his lunchbox and snack, Ari and Sam were packed up with classroom supplies (tissues and baggies and such), our "homework" describing our family, family photos, the rest-time (not nap-time) blanket and stuffed animal (guess who?), and emergency kit. Did you know that kids now need to take an emergency kit with them to school? At least they do in the potential big-one area of Seattle. The kit consists of water and blanket provided by the school, and an oversized sweatsuit, underwear, mittens, knit hat, a day's worth of food, a comforting note and family picture provided by the parents. Knit hat? I'm all over that! So, I packed up this hand-knit hat, a warm brown number I knit last winter. It won't have any more cold seasons left (at least fitting Sam) by the time the kit is retired at the end of next summer. Here's hoping Sam never wears this hand-knit hat again. Sigh.