First Day of School

Allison and Emily are so excited about starting school tomorrow. We've been so consumed with Allison that we have just now started to prepare ourselves for Emily starting kindergarten and officially becoming a big kid. Unfortunately that is the way it has been all summer, but Emily is still plugging away and the girls are working on becoming pals again. We have more than a little anxiety about tomorrow and the schoolyear, but all we can do is try and figure it out as we go along. Allison will go half days for now and have a tutor to catch up on the stuff she is missing in the afternoons. We have solved some of the juggling of our schedules by hiring a new full time nanny who starts next week. We have to plunge in without any other way to do it. Everyone is bending over backwards to help us, and that is a saving grace. But before we know what will work we just have to get through these first few days and see what we can handle. The next big chemo treatment is Aug. 30. Check back for photos of the big first day of school.