First day of school!

Rachel's first day of school was last Tuesday. She had the usual first-day-of-school worries, especially because she didn't get the teacher she wanted (Ms. Wallach, who runs the student council and has a guinea pig and another class pet, and Libby and Tasia and some more of Rachel's friends were in her class). We were disappointed, but the teacher she got, Ms. Burke, seems quite nice (although, as I pointed out to Drew, very young. She looks 19 but is probably in her mid-20s, which means I am old enough TO BE HER MOM).

Rachel was very upset that I made her dress up a bit and absolutely refused to put on a dress. I made her wear a skort and a turquoise shirt to match. "I'm afraid my teacher will think I'm a girly-girl!" she said, teary-eyed, after I forced her to take off her shorts and T-shirt. She also fought Drew on shoe wear but finally agreed to wear her Keens.

When she got to school she saw Gabby and Addie, friends from kindergarten and first grade, and a couple more kids she knew. When I tried to say goodbye, she was already being shown what to do by Gabby, who had arrived a bit earlier. I left knowing that she would be fine, and then Drew told me she had a good day.