I apologize for being so cliche...

It's the 1st day of school and so I have to do the traditional post. We all woke up early and had plenty of time to spare. Maxine surprised me by skipping all the way to the bus stop and yelling, "I'm so excited for 1st grade!"

We took a picture on the lawn together courtesy of Jack. That's the reason the picture's slightly crooked and I didn't care to fix it in photoshop.

I think it enhances the realness of the scene. ;) But I've tried to take advantage of the free time and cleaned bathrooms and oiled the wood cabinets. We just finished lunch but I still get the feeling it's time to pick up Maxine. With Kindergarten, her bus would get to the bus stop around lunch time. I still feel like that's the case and keep thinking, "Isn't Maxine supposed to be home by now??" Nope, I've got 3 1/2 more hours. But I have specific instructions that I'm supposed to be waiting for her on the front porch.