Well the first day of school has come and gone and apart from a few hiccups all would seem reasonably well in the land of new schools. Jessica seems to be taking to high school like a duck to water – only thing is – all she seems to talk about are the boys in her class, the boys in other classes and well lets just say – it’s all about boys!! (Not sure if I should start to worry now or just be delighted she’s stopped wailing “I HATE SCHOOL”)
Tamsyn was very brave her first day at her new school – poor kid didn’t have too good a start – first off her new shoes gave her a nasty blister, then someone (for once not me) didn’t read the fine print on the stationery order form and thought the school would have her stuff. Turns out the local stationery shop had the stuff so Tamsyn had next to nothing with her. Which then put me in a bit of a tizz worrying that she’d suffer for this. So having dropped her off I raced down to the shop – rather serendipitously (sic) the owner arrived at the same time I did (half an hour before the shop actually opens) and falling at her feet I pleaded with her to find Tamsyn’s order. Clutching the bag to my chest I roared back to the school and somewhat out of breath asked the school secretary if I could take the stuff up to her. Must say they all seem really nice and she buzzed Tamsyn’s classroom and had her come down to pick the stuff up. Yay, I survived the first day of school too.
We shall have to see what day two brings…. maybe Jessica will have something to say about the education – yea I know, dream on.
I was quite chuffed when the high school’s headmaster upon seeing us there on orientation day says “I know you” – now consider that it has been 20 years since I was at the school, how I look nothing like I did back then and when I was at school I was one of the quietest kids there. So to be remembered was quite something, to me anyway. Especially as I’ve spent 20 years consciously forgetting about school – wasn’t the best last two years of my school life.