school

The nights are cooling down and the days are shorter...

It's leading to fall and the start of school.

As a teacher, this time of year used to bring about mixed emotions.

Excitement, at the prospect of bright, shiny new faces filled with excitement.

Also, a smidgen of dread at all the hard work that is involved

with setting up a classroom and training up a new crop of

six year olds who have 20 times more energy than me.

Last night we went to back to school night.

We mingled in the hall with all the excited parents.

We watched Stella's nerves settle as she realized that two good friends

would be in her new class.

We met a teacher, who seems great, and I know

know has probably spent the better part of this month at the

school prepping for the year.

Sometimes, it's a thankless job...

but, at our house, we are

THANKFUL

for all the hardworking teachers, who love our kids.

Obviously, not in the profession for the money, but

rather a desire to teach and love and change the future

into a better one.

The other thing that I LOVE about this time of year...

the smell of school supplies.

I could stand in the isle at the store and just smell

the pencil lead and crayola crayons.

There really is nothing like a fresh box of crayons,

is there?