The First Day of No School: From bad-to-worse to paradise

J ust like many of you, this week has been the marker of significant transition for our family with 2 kiddos going to school for the first time. Enrollment has been completed, parent meetings attended, and school supply lists shopped. There has been much preparation, much time, energy, and $$$ getting ready for the first day of school! Yesterday was the day when I was planning to walk my 7 year old down the hall, help him put on his "inside shoes" and send him ...