First week back

Henry snuck out of the house before I could take his picture. It's the first time since Kindergarten than I don't have a picture of him on the first day in front of the house but I guess when you are a Seventh Grader these things are not so important.
All in all its been a soggy first week - replete with the remnants of Hurricane Lee. The bands of rain finally cleared away on Saturday at 4PM and we got some relief.
Dave got his website up and running - check it out Little Green Men Toys at http://littlegreenmentoys.com/ and let all your friends know that they no longer have to buy their little green essentials through EBay! He had his first sale yesterday to the Netherlands. Now we just need to keep getting the word out!
Meg is now in Second Grade - I know it is a cliche to say that time is flying by but it is. This is a big year for her: a small class with the wonderful Ms. Wade in a new wing of Northside Elementary School.

Knowing Meg, its just a matter of time before she let's Dave know that it really isn't  necessary to walk her to school anymore - she can handle it just fine. Maybe Ellie will let Dave walk her to school so that he doesn't go into withdrawal. Although, to be honest, in his new position as PTO president, I don't think he could shake off Northside even if he wanted too. Its going to be a fabulous year without a doubt!
We ended our first week off with the traditional Friday Hockey and Bagel morning - we missed Mr. Dekeon this time but are hopeful for his speedy return! We had a scrum of anklebiters with sticks and more than a few good natured parents to keep everything moving. All bagels sold out within minutes of the first bell! Check out Meg seriously filling out her information sheet - I even think that Ellie's desk was close to Meg's (she had Ms. Wade too!).

School started for me as well and I am keeping up with my work with SmithGroup this Fall too. It is amazing how full a week can be!
It turns out that the last picture I have of Henry was him climbing a tree on Labor Day - I guess I wasn't inspired to take a picture of him tapping away on his new ITouch (which he worked for all summer). Hockey starts this week for both he and Meg. Ellie's soccer team started with a game last Saturday. I will close with a picture of Ellie and our horsesitting charges -  irrepressible Cody and stubborn Chuck.
All it all a good start - I hope that everyone else's was as full and happy as ours. More soon (I hope),
Liz