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I can't believe the day finally came! 

The girls are back at school full time, in person! They haven't been in school since March of last year and they were SO EXCITED to go back. They did not want me waiting with them or walking to the school entrance; they insisted I drop them off at before school care and truthfully, the new set up on check-in was not super clear to me so pretty much the girls walked away without even saying bye. I tapped on the classroom window to wave but they didn't hear me, they were too excited saying hi to their friends. I was sad.

They started last Tuesday, and so far, so good. Evie has Mr Merrill, the only boy teacher in the entire school, but she seems pretty happy so far with how things are going. Nora got a new-to-us teacher named Mrs Porter, and also seems to be doing fine. 

The COVID protocols are pretty baffling to me - I sincerely don't understand why folks are upset that we want kids to mask up. We had a bit of a scare when Nora came down with a fever the other day but we made her stay home from school until we got test results back saying she was negative for COVID! I didn't think she had it (she wasn't exposed to our knowledge) but wanted to be double-safe and cautious, just in case. 

Here's hoping this year is smooth and much steadier, and more fun, than last year!





 

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  1. WSeptember 9, 2021 at 6:05 PM

    I like Nora's style -- going bling to celebrate her first day back!

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