First day of school...shiny shiny waxed floorstanned kidsmissing teethbackpacks on legshappy dog in the morning line-upseparation anxiety (Mom's first child's first day, Mom is having the problem)late summer morning sunsomething different about the light, the airfamiliar faces, but what happened to that name, it's in my brain somewhere,Tyler! Samantha!last minute hiding of unsorted files (company's coming!)lesson plan mental reviewkids everywhere, what is this, a school or something? - one of them grins back at medoes your behavior allow me to see and hear what you know and can do?vacation stories that HAVE to be told before anything else can happencall me John this year, not Jake anymoremy birthday was LAST WEEK - wanna cupcake?mounds of chocolate in the breakroom. uh-oh!the PE teacher has BOOBS!**you got talleryou shaved your beardsinging at the end of day assemblyall god's critters have a place in the choirAmerica the BeautifulI am SO happy to see you!echoes of childish chatter fade in bus exhaust and car linesmore filing, about four hours' worth.It was a good day.**the story behind THAT little gem was that our PE teacher's friends performed their own "What Not To Wear" style makeover on her during the summer. She looks fantastic, but even better, she loves her new look (before she more or less hid herself in drab baggy garb). The anatomical comment came from a little first-grade punkin, who, bless her heart, doesn't have too many filters yet.