Back to School!

So, my baby started Grade Six on Monday *** GASP ***.  Can you believe it?   I am still struggling with it. We started the morning with a Mom-Daughter breakfast at Cora's and talked about Grade Six and what it means to her. Roxy is hoping that Grade Six is more challenging than Grade Five and hopes she gets more homework. This is the part of our conversation where my mind started to wander.... is she ours?  Perhaps there was a mix-up at the Hospital???   She is also excited that this will be her last year of Elementary School and is looking forward to the opportunities that being in the oldest grade will afford her.   She says "Did you know they let the kids in Grade Six work in the office?"   They can hone their customer service skills, telephone etiquette and leadership skills.  She is really hoping she is chosen to be an office helper!   There was also a lot of talk about what class she is in, are her buddies in the same class?   Did she get the teacher she wanted?   Well since today is Wednesday I can share the answer is NO.   Her friends are all in the other classes and she got a brand new teacher due to another Grade Six teacher going on Mat Leave. She was not at all impressed when I left school Monday morning but by Tuesday night she was happy with her teacher and her class.   I'm thinking this is a good thing!

Pretty grown up, huh.   She nixed the traditional backpack and instead chose a more grown up messenger bag.   Okay, confession time... This picture was not taken on the first day of school... I did take pictures on the first day but for some bizarre reason I had removed my memory card and had not put it back in the camera.  So needless to say I had to do a "re-shoot" of the first day of school pics on day 2.   She noted that her outfit was 'way cuter' on day one. She is still hoping for cooler weather to wear her new super cool clothes!   I am quite pleased that the Fall here tends to be dry and sunny.   The warm is a bonus!