Technical Difficulties

I had a post all set to go for today, with pics of Xander's first day of school, but Blogger seems to be having technical difficulties and won't post any of my pics. I'll try again tomorrow!

Gearing Up for School

Well, it's almost time for Xander to get on the school bus and spend another year hating school. LOL! I keep trying to remind him of the fun things about school, and how this year they're supposed to be hatching chicken eggs in second grade. But the only thing he can get excited about are his supplies. He has a new, totally cool and pocket-rific backpack. Yesterday, Joe picked up his school supplies from the school. (It's a new program they started, where a company fills the boxes with supplies specific to each grade level. We paid in June, they arrived this week.)

Xander was very excited to see what was in his box, which actually wasn't very much. Lots of two pocket folders, pre-sharpened pencils, a composition notebook, some erasers and glue sticks, and a pack of colored pencils.

There was also a sheet of labels with Xander's name and the school address on them. Joe labeled everything except the individual pencils and the erasers. Xander was wondering why there weren't any crayons. I told him maybe they don't use crayons in second grade.

So now everything is in the box, waiting for the first day of school. And Xander keeps finding new things he "hates" about school. This is going to be a long weekend, LOL!

One More Tooth

Well, Xander lost another tooth over the weekend (top canine). This kid kills me - now when his tooth gets loose enough, he spends all day trying to pluck it out. This one took him several hours, but he finally worked it free and stuffed it under his pillow almost immediately. Of course, the Tooth Fairy paid him a visit and left him $1, which he was totally thrilled about.

I pity the next loose tooth. Xander won't let it come out by itself, you can be sure of that!

Just Another Day

It was just an average day for the Brunos. I took the day off work and so did Joe. We took Xander to pick out new eyeglass frames for school - SpongeBob, of course! - and then to see the doctor for his annual physical. I can report that he weighs 72 pounds and is 51 inches tall. Yikes!

We stopped for lunch at McDonald's, because Xander likes their nuggets the best. We both got Happy Meals so he could get two Batman toys, and Joe had something large and beefy. LOL!

Back in the car, this time to Walmart for groceries. Xander was excited because he got to get a new backpack for school, one that's loaded with pockets. Hopefully this one will be a lot sturdier than the two he had last year. It sure cost a whole lot more!

Back in the car to head home and have a little down time. Xander tried out his new chocolate milk cup, and I took a little nap. Then we went to Sundaes for some ice cream - before we had dinner! We haven't hit the ice cream places much this summer, so we were overdue.

Joe and I finished up the day with a movie, some Au Jus sauce and a loaf of peasant bread. I scrapped the day for a Xander scrapbook page, and then we all went to bed. Just another day with the Brunos.