
First Day of School Haze Rituals
Dropped off the kids for first day of school and found myself teary eyed once again. We did it with the same rituals we always do. Last night we laid out their first day of school clothes like scarecrows on their bedroom floor. I snuck a note in their lunch boxes and snapped a photo in the foyer before heading out. Thank goodness for the rituals. Let’s face it, the melancholy of my kids growing older each year isn’t just about them. This melancholy’s been with me since I had