Today was the first day of school for the boys. Why so late? Michigan passed a law that school has to start after Labor Day to help with tourism. Although with this economy, I don't know how many people really went up North this weekend. There were a LOT of garage sales around town. I had no problem going to bed at 10:00 last night, even though that's 3-4 hours earlier than I went to bed all summer. I had a throbbing headache in my right temple and I didn't think I'd be able to fall asleep, but it only took me a few minutes and I was out. The alarm went off at 6:00, I jumped out of bed, and the boys were not only up, but dressed. Ryan's been a morning person since he was a preschooler. He started getting himself ready for school in First grade, and in 5th grade when he had to catch a bus at 6:50 AM, he rarely woke us up. We'd wake up when he slammed the door on his way out! But Nathan is less of a morning person, today's excitement notwithstanding. I was pleasantly surprised … [Read more...]