Survivng the First Day of School

Well, it was a little too hectic to get pictures taken before school this morning, so I took pictures after they got home.
Poor Kyara! According to her, she had the worst first day of school ever! That's saying a lot, since last year she got her finger caught in the car door as she was just getting to school. She doesn't know hardly anyone in any of her classes, and she didn't have anyone to eat lunch with -- she drove to Del Taco by herself. Walking from math class, she was caught in a wall of torrential rain. She got soaked clear through to her brand new Vans. In the parking lot, she set her notebook on top of the car while she fumbled for her keys ... and forgot it there! When it dawned on her what had happened, she went back to search for it. She found it, but all her work for the day was soaked, and the ink bled through the pages. She had just enough time to come home and change before heading off to work. The bright side -- she's dropping her math class, so her school day will end at lunch time. Also, her classes are pretty easy, except for her AP Language Arts, but that's her best subject, so she'll do fine! It can only get better from here!

Romney, on the other hand, had a very good day. Was it that his teachers promise to be fairly interesting? Was it that he has lots of friends in all his classes? Was it that he had a lot of friends to choose to sit with at lunch? Was it that he spent most of the day in the halls "getting his books" and didn't have to do any schoolwork all day? Was it that he passed a lot of his water polo friends in the hall? All true, but no, that's not why it was such a good day. In Rom's words, "The chicks at Hemet High are HOT!" Ah, priorities!



Johnette and Anneli's day was mixed. Johnette looked particularly hot and styling (even the shoes were fab)! She has some good friends in her classes, she has good teachers, and she had plenty of friends to eat lunch with. It was pretty crowded at lunch time, though, so she barely had time to eat. Overall, not too bad. Anneli thought the day was rather boring, and she missed her old elementary school. However, lots of people kept coming up to her and asking, "You're Johnette's sister, aren't you? You look just like her?" So, by the end of the day, her friends were saying, "Boy, you're already popular!" Nice to know your sister has your back!

The best day, however, was had by Gabriel and Gavin! Gavin's teacher, Mr. Feigum, was very funny. And, apparently, he's "magical" -- a good skill to have when entertaining first graders. Gavin sits next to a little girl named Princess. She was the topic of much speculation before school. Alas, after meeting her, Gavin said she was neither beautiful or nice, like a Princess should be. Although Gavin doesn't know very many kids in his class, he does have a few friends, and he sees more of his friends during recess. It was especially nice to see his best friend, Timothy, on the playground, since they're not in the same class.

Gabriel had a great day, too! He had tons of old friends in his class; in fact there were only two people he didn't know, Destiny and Hunter. Hunter was new to the school, so Gabe made him his friend. Gabe is ready to get down to business. He brought me home a registration packet to fill out. There were a few areas he had to sign as well, so he got started in the car. He is a very responsible boy!