Esther's First Day of School

Yes, already! I can't believe this day has finally come - and that it's come so early. But that's what happens when you sign your kid up for a charter school in Texas.

Anyway, I forgot that the lighting by the front door is lousy, so the pictures turned out a bit fuzzy. Ohwell. She's still adorable!



Esther and Nathan were holding hands while we waited for her teacher and they nearly didn't let go when she started going into the school! I nearly didn't let go, either!

Later, I asked Nathan if he missed his sister. Yep, he answered, then went back to playing with his cars. I guess he's adjusting better than Mommy!

Going Crazy!

I have never experienced heat and humidity this intense or for this long - nor lack of rain for this long. We have had zero rainfall since May 24th and we are on the 38th day of over 100F. The last record was in 1980 where they had 42 days of over 100F. I think we'll pass that easily.

It doesn't help that the compressor in our van needs replacing for the third year in a row! So until we save up to get that fixed, going anywhere in the middle of the day isn't much of an option. We spend most of our days inside the house and I am going bonkers! Anyone else around here feeling the same?

If Esther were not starting school tomorrow, I would pack up some stuff and leave the state until it cooled down. Seriously.