middle school or bust

Today is the first day of school for Miss Erin. She is so excited to be in Middle school. She has been giddy and bouncy for a few days now. This is so totally opposite of years past. Beginning school has been anxiety ridden, tearful, and more stressful than ever. It's as if beginning school was in the back of her mind all summer and the stress manifested itself in a variety of ways. This year, she will be going to school with Clyde everyday and it has eliminated the stress. I think that she feels comfort in knowing that Clyde is just down the hallway from her.
As I mentioned before she has been giddy. This was her last night before going to bed. She was bouncy and excited and ready to go. It took all of the Wardlings a bit of time to calm down and get some sleep...Clyde and I included. We were worried about her changing classes, remembering 2 locker combinations, when she is supposed to go to her locker and grab her books for another class, when does she go back to her locker to grab her lunch box, does she dress out today for PE??, and the list goes on and on. These questions didn't seem to bother Erin. I take comfort in knowing that she isn't the only new 6th grader and that today and the next few days, the new middle schoolers will be able to have help in finding their way. I wrote down Erin's schedule and drew her a map, giving her directions to her classes. How nerdy am I??

Then this morning came and boy was it early. One- we didn't get in bed @ a decent hour, b- Penny woke up around 1:30 AM crying loudly and ended up sleeping with us, and 3- a 5:45 wake up call, is early! However, Erin got up with a spring in her step, showered, got dressed and ready to go before Clyde did! He is super fast too!

Needless to say, Clyde didn't wake up with the spring in his step or the excitement that Erin had...
Here they are...my middle schoolers heading to their 1st day of school...

We have open house today for Libby and Josh this afternoon. Silly me thought it was yesterday, so after church, we hurried to school. I felt really silly I have to admit. I wonder if the other Wardlings will be as excited as Erin was today, or if they will be more like Mr. Grumpy.