Grade 1.0 – It Is Now
Posted by RobinAug 18
Well thank the lord that’s over.
Today’s Clara Jane’s first full day of first grade. She’s going back to school minus several inches of hair and a prominent tooth, but with the knowledge of what it’s like to spend the night at the zoo, catch a big channel catfish, make Girl Scout-approved bee traps in the woods, the wisdom of the first Ramona book, a new baby cousin (and that babies are rather dull and sound like chickens when they scream), a smidge of OCD caused by the uber-reorganization of her belongings, a new feline friend who’s an enemy to cicadas, and the knowledge of what a baby tiger feels like.
So we had a pretty good summer, really. When I wasn’t imploding from the stress of trying to maintain my school year work schedule without the benefit of school to raise my child.
She doesn’t look any worse for wear, does she?
Ah, routine. You were my enemy for so long. But now, you are my best friend because I can foresee more writing and less chainsaw-juggling in my near future.




