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I have discovered a little something about myself. I like routine! (on my terms of course) School has started back up again and we're all pretty happy about it. The long "sibling squabbling" days of summer have come to an end. Toby's in 6th grade now and was too cool to have his pic taken on the first day of school. I drove past the bus stop with my camera, but decided to save him the embarrassment and not take the pic. I did, however, roll down my window and tell the 15 nervous 11 & 12 yr. olds that the bus driver called me and said he got held up and he asked me to give them a ride, so they all needed to pile into my car. Ha ha. The looks on their faces was priceless. Toby probably wishes I'd just taken a pic instead! I was nervous for him to ride the bus, change classes and all that "big kid" stuff. He jumped out of bed without having to be woken up by mom or dad and even packed his own lunch a couple of days. He's becoming such a responsible guy. Arielle LOVES her teacher who is so sweet & patient. She loves animals and has a pet bird in the classroom. She has already made a great friend in class (Charlotte) who likes gymnastics, swimming and animals. They're inseparable already with 3 playdates under their belt in the first week! With the school year starting back up so does soccer & piano. Toby's already had a game in Vegas, they went to Vegas and beat those city kids in 2 games back to back. Go Dixie Fire!