A long, long day

As you may know, yesterday was Allie's first day of school. I will leave the detailed story to Dana, but suffice it to say it was a very trying experience for both mother and daughter. There were tears. Lots of them, but D&A survived it.  I'm impressed with Dana's aplomb and grit under some tough circumstances, and with the way Allie bounced back after a long, sad afternoon.  Don't underestimate these monkeys!  They're scrappers! I'm proud of them.

Thanks too for the phone calls and emails of support. Yeesh, this is starting to sound like we lost a loved one or had major surgery or something, but really, launching your only child, not even 4 years old yet, into a foreign school system when you don't know the language and parents can't even enter the building is pretty stressful.  They done good.