Asymptomatic

Since Berta started her new job this summer, I've been responsible for getting the kids to school. I wake both kids at the same time, if Abby doesn't get up on her own, and get them both ready in time for Abby's bus. As the seasons change and the weather gets confusingly colder, it's been difficult getting Riley ready for school in the mornings.

Riley is very picky about the clothes that he will wear. There is no pattern to his preferences as far as I can tell. He will seem to like the shirts with motocycles on them, and then the next day, hate all shirts with motorcycles. Also, I have to watch carefully to make sure that he doesn't re-wear the Spiderrman socks day-to-day, since he seems to love those. But the biggest challenge in the colder weather has been switching to long sleeves and pants.

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September always has a distinct flavor to it, doesn't it? The smell of a September morning always reminds me of driving by First Lake with the mist hanging over it on the way to school.

I've been having this feeling lately that I should be somewhere, and maybe it's that weird yearly pull from grade school. I had one of those dreams again last night where you can't remember your class schedule. I tried to cancel a class, and then re-add it, and during that time they managed to move the class to a different building. Stupid school dreams.

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