1st Day of School

According to the calendar and the heat and humidity that we are enjoying (really?) here in Chicagoland, it's still summer. Yet, the school buses got rolling this morning and the carpools churned along as school is back in session. Today was the first day of school for CAL and the Boy. Everyone was up on time with no drama and wearing their new clothes. We've had to keep the Boy's new shoes in lockdown so he could at least get through the first day of school without looking like he was wearing shoes from the "Homeless R'Us" catalogue. He's really, really hard on shoes.

The stunningly patient SML once again made her apple cookies for the kids to eat when they got home from school. This is a tradition that's been going since Our Lady of BYU's first day of kindergarten - 14 years of cookies on the 1st day of school. It's never been missed. We all look forward to it. Here's a shot of what she made today:

I like the first day of school!

So it seemed like CAL, now in her third year of high school, and the Boy, now in the 8th grade, had a good first day. Here's what CAL had to say when I asked her how her day went:
My math teacher is insane. I'm gonna hate it.
My chemistry teacher is really really good.
So she gave us a study in opposites. And here's what the Boy said when poised the same question:
Boring. Boring. Bland.
One of my teachers is insane.
So there's a theme emerging here. It's going to be quite a year.