First Day of School

Yes, it's that time of year again! Back to school, back to books, back to teachers dirty looks...wasn't that how that silly rhyme went? The boys headed back to school last month on August 20. The transition went smoothly, almost too smoothly, until Bill and I realized that we have been doing this for 9 years now! Old farts, eh? Well, with two kids in middle school and a soon-to-be teenager under our roof, we so feel like old farts!

Of course the kids look most forward to the first day of school because of our traditional back to school dinner out. A pretty hard bill to swallow these days now that Bryson and Scott refuse to order off the kiddie menu. What happened to chicken fingers and fries, and character cups with chocolate milk? Now its appetizers and 1/2 lb burgers, Dr Pepper, and "whats on the dessert menu?" Don't think so pal. Besides, who needs dessert when mom spent all afternoon making this nifty pencil cake? Of course it was a big hit, and a wonderful way to end our first day back to the ole ball and chain of school. The boys love their school and insisted on putting "TECS" in chocolate chips to make it complete. YUM! A perfect ending to a great day.