First Day of School

The two grandsons started back to school today - one in California, and one here in DC. One is in the 4th grade and the other is in 3rd grade. Neither one rides the school bus. I rode the bus for about one year in Connecticut - and it felt like the bus stop was so far away from home- until we went back to visit (as an adult) and saw that it was only a block!  Things seem so different from a small person's perspective. Hope the year goes well for all the munchkins out there. Do you remember how it felt going back to school after being off all summer? I don't remember hating it- I think I actually looked forward to it. It hardly matters where you live, these rites of passage are the same everywhere.

I actually rode the bus in Connecticut- for a year, until we moved to Florida

One Of The Four Promises

A second grade teacher lives in the building and sent out a request to the neighbors for recycling supplies needed for a project. She also requested if there were any other useful items that could be donated, it would be very much appreciated. We thought we would take the opportunity to clean house of all the crafty stuff, books, and other items that had accumulated over the last few years to entertain our 7 year old grandson. We first checked with him to make sure he was on board with the whole idea. Although he had some misgivings, we reminded him that he had promised his Dad that he would always be "kind to others" and this might be a great opportunity to show how this works. Within a couple days, we recieved a wonderful thank you note from the kids. It really doesn't take much to make someone else's day- a really good lesson for our grandson and a great reminder for us.

Our favorite color

What a nice gesture!