SCHOOL DAZE

Yesterday was the first day of school for both kids. Emma woke up at 4:44am. I guess she was excited. It was an opportune awakening because we got to see the night sky right before dawn and take in the meteor shower. Saw lots of shooting stars.

Ana catches her bus at 6:09 am, so that means she and Dave get up at 5:00, he drives her to the bus, then on to work. He said he can get a lot of work done early and then come home earlier. That should help during those cold, snowy evenings that are sure to come. Yesterday we were all up to see them off, and then got quite a bit accomplished at home before Emma caught the second school bus after 8:00.

Jake got skunked a little. It's mostly around his nose. He's so gentle and doesn't bark much, so he probably got pretty close before he got squirted. I think we still have a box of douche in the dog closet, so a douche with the hose should help a lot. (only on his fur, mind you, we use it like shampoo for skunking).

I took a picture of our bus stop, with Emma, her driver and his son.