In No Particular Order

• The kids hate lunch at the new school; we're making them buy lunch for the first week to see how it goes.
• I hate them riding the school bus; I did not realize it would be an issue, but I hate handing them over to the bus driver. I'll get over it.
• They're still excited about the new school but it's only been two days.
• Both have had far less homework; Kevin is a little ahead of the curriculum right now, but he needs the brush up, so that's all right.
• PE is a joke, according to Rachel, but she likes her gym clothes. I never realized that was an issue. Shorts, t-shirt, it looks the same to me.
• Kevin likes PE; they played dodgeball today, and he's a hard target to hit.
• Rachel likes that she knows kids in every class, and has friends in most of them; I like that she's come home smiling the last two days.
• Kevin misses Elizabeth, but he'll see her in dance classes, and she'll be at the public school next semester.
• We're taking bets on two things: when the first phone call from the old school comes regarding donations we typically have made every year, and how much longer the school will stay open. They shot themselves in the foot with the huge tuition hike this year. I am not inclined to support it anymore.
• My apathy runs deep; none of us have set foot in church in a couple of months. Yet, if anything, we've noted the kids reaching towards religion on their own, something they didn't do often before.
• Ski season starts soon. That has nothing to do with anything else, but we're all looking forward to it, and the boys have already hinted at wanting snowboards for Christmas.
• Seriously thinking about taking the tuition money and putting a down payment on a place near one of the ski resorts. I have a feeling we'll be spending nearly that much on condo rentals anyway.