Huzzah! It's "back to school day" in our neighborhood! Now... my kids have never actually ridden the big yellow bus... they've never really even gone to school... so to speak. They are/were homeschooled so they had a very short walk to "school" and nobody thought twice about it when they showed up in their pajamas. ;-)
Even so, my girls and I always celebrate the day after Labor Day with our annual "Back to School Breakfast" at a nearby restaurant. Even though we don't follow a traditional school year calendar, our community's "back to school" day does mark a shift for us, too... in nature (autumn is just around the corner!), in the neighborhood (it's quiet!), and in our educational pursuits (can we say fieldtrips?!!).
A new experience for me this year is that I have only one student to teach. I'm kind of excited about that... I think it will be fun to zone in on her interests and explore some of her giftings more in depth. She is a fellow geek, so we have a lot of fun together learning and discovering cool stuff. This week we're putting geekery aside, though, and doing a little "time travel" in preparation for an event this weekend where we are working as historic interpreters. We are brushing up on some 18th century herbal remedies, particularly as they relate to what is currently growing in this historic site's garden. Fun!
Update: here are all my girlies at our breakfast...
