Mom Gets the Last Laugh

This is my 2018 First Day of School post :-). The very best way to start off a school year is to have an epic Labor Day with your family (and kind/awesome/fun boat-owning friend). Lake Washington's waters were spectacular. We all got in. It was a blast.

First Observation of Son Driving Boat - good times

So, after that fun day, of course I didn't get my family all in bed before 9 Monday night :-). Tuesday morning was just another day, right? I didn't take too much thought in my outfit as I went through the motions of getting the kids ready and out the door. By the way, Carson started school the Thursday before so it wasn't even a thing for him on Tuesday the 4th.

My three kids leave at different times each morning so there would be no side-by-side family picture, like I wanted and like my mom miraculously captured in my youth.
I need to do a whole blog post about first day family pictures - every single one makes me so happy to see.
I chose this one for this post because - I mean, look at my outfit. Could there really be anything better than red fake pearls, white flats, and matching fuzzy hair with Marci? 

Let me get back to the morning of the first day of school. I woke up my sweet Callie Cat, as I like to call her every morning. We had a great time getting her ready and moseying around. At about the time she discovered she had taken too long, she turned into Bobcat Callie.

She realized she was going to be late for patrol and things kind of went downhill from there. Hopefully, these pictures (and funny text messages) will capture the morning.


I just laughed and laughed all morning. Those pink sweats really were pretty awesome. And, the look on my neighbor's face as she pulled out of the driveway, realizing she witnessed Bobcat Callie and the Pink Panther Mother, was priceless. I texted her later that morning. She is such a good sport and understands the nuances of my bobcat pretty well :-).

When I went to pick Callie up after school, she immediately put her hand in mine and apologized for "being a little mean this morning". Oh, and
it was about this time that I saw another neighbor friend I hadn't seen in quite a while. She bluntly told me I've put on weight. I wasn't even wearing the pink sweats! On that note, this is going to be a great year!!