gearing up

I'm still staying up too late, watching the Olympics.  I'm a little tired of them, but I told my husband it's like a train wreck.  I just can't stop watching.  I'll be kind of relieved when they're over and I can go to bed earlier and not feel drawn to the TV so much!

But in other news, we're gearing up for the start of school.  Rachel's first day is next Wednesday, and she can't wait.  This morning we went to school to pay fees and find out who her teacher will be.  It doesn't mean a whole lot to either of us, since we don't know any of the three first grade teachers, but she was absolutely THRILLED to find out that her best friend, Taylor, is in her class!  Another friend from our Girl Scout troop is also in her class.  That's all we know so far.  A couple of her other friends were there, but they're in different classes.  I was most worried about Taylor, because I knew how badly they both wanted to be together, and I was afraid they'd both be in tears if they weren't.  So I'm both relieved and excited that they will be together.

More good news--I found out today that they're allowed to bring peanut butter to school.  I had heard rumors that it wasn't allowed (because of peanut allergies), and I was wondering what in the world I would send for her to eat, since she pretty much lives on peanut butter sandwiches.  Thankfully I don't have to worry about it.

So school shopping is done (her shoes arrived in the mail this morning, and she tried on her first day of school outfit with them--she was giddy, looking at herself in the mirror!), haircuts are done, and we're just trying to squeeze in a last few summer activities (going to the science museum, going to have lunch with Daddy at work, and things like that).  It's getting close!  She was bouncing up and down this morning at school, just so excited to be there.

I'm mostly looking forward to it, but boy, am I going to miss her!