Back to School!

I guess I need to remember to be careful what I wish for. Thanks to an over-zealous soccer opponent, Sam is out of all sports for the rest of the Summer an Fall. His finger is broken into the growth plate, has nerve damage, and for the last month, he has had a claw-liike bandage on the middle finger, which allows him to legally flip people off, which he enjoys immensely.
The first day of school was today, and each one went to just a half-day, giving them just enough time afterward to come home and fight. I think their classes will be okay, but they both think they're suffering, she with no girlfriends on her "team," an he with his buddies in the other class. Bummer. They might just both study more this way, and actually do better.
There is something about watching kids go to school the first day- it's just a marking of time, a ritual of some type, which always seems to indicate somehow that all is right in the world. I might not feel that way if I were in the classroom all the time, but it is fun to watch all the kids. Hopefully the new schools in the district will do well, and the kids in those schools will adapt and have successful years too. It's something to hope for.