So, I'm back at home now.  To a quiet, peaceful, empty house.  And....I have to say, it's kind of lonely and sad.  I don't care who you are, the first day of school is always hard.  Whether you like to admit it or not...it's hard.  And after yesterday, a day I would like to refer to as Ella Club (yes, just like Fight Club, only  with a 6 year old), I was SO ready for school to start back.  Especially for Ella.  I found myself wandering all day, "is there really a way to make your child too independent?"  "How in the world did she get like this?"  "Who is this kid?"  "WTHECK????????????"   And then, the awful realization, "she's just like me!"  People say it all the time, and I have NO idea what you all are talking about!  From not wanting me to pick out any of her clothes, to "knowing exactly what size I wear, and this you have to wear tighter because it looks better tight",  to sitting in a restaurant and breaking into, "Na-na-na-na-na-na-na I'm gonna start a fight" (Pink), then straight into, " You stole my heart and you made me cry, I wanna uh-uh-uh-undue it" (Carrie Underwood),and these were sung loudly too,  to walking, I mean strutting, through stores yesterday like she owned the place....I was DONE!  I was so thankful today was THE day.  And now, I'm wandering what this wet, clear, salty, water-like substance is that keeps welling up in my eye orifices!  So, although I'm not at the Walmart walking around aimlessly for hours (yes, hours...don't judge me!) looking at office and school supplies...I'm still a bit sad.  I have a 5th grader and a 1st grader.  WOW....I know that every single parent feels that way....but WOW!  So, I'm gonna go and drown my sadness in my great walk outdoors....and listen to my ipod, and then come home and possibly clean some windows or something.  That's my day.  And I'm gonna be in prayer for this school year.  I am thanking God right now...for this wonderful school year.  And for the wonderful things He is going to do this year.  Especially with Hannah.  She is going to realize what God has in store for her and she is going to realize that she is who GOD says she is!  Praise Jesus!  Thank You God for this wonderful school year! 
Then....after school, we are going to Sweet Bee to have a yogurt and talk about the day!