For the record, I am not that much of a slacker in getting these pictures up. Otto was SUPPOSED to start school last week, but that didn't happen. It started raining here and did not stop. Not only was it raining here, but it was raining all over the East Coast, including North of here. And in the 'burg, that can only mean one thing. Flood. And flood it did. On both a large and small scale we were spared the worse. Despite having firemen knock on our door in the morning of Thursday to tell us to consider evacuating, we did not take any water here at the house, though many neighbors did. And, our town as a whole did not get the brunt of the waters like some unfortunate towns around us. Many people here were flooded, some homes are not livable now and countess freezers and basement contents have been carried around more than they should have, but it could be much worse. Towns close to us are still under water in parts and many families are still without homes. We are very fortunate.
Otto was all geared up to start school on Wednesday but in the house before we were supposed to go, schools here were canceled here due to flash flooding. A very real and scary fear in our town. Thursday and Friday were spent with large parts of the town under water and nothing really open, including schools. That meant school would start Monday, and it did.
I managed through taking about 30 pictures here to get ONE where they were both looking at the camera. Miracle.
Eric came home from work at lunch (Otto's school is from 12:30 to 3) on Monday to see the little dude off, and get some shots of us all ready to go. Truth be told we were a little worried how Mette would do with all of this. She really likes the idea of school and knows about the dress-up closet in the back of the room so we were prepared for tears from her when she found out she couldn't stay. Luckily, things are going ok in that department so far.
The dude, leading the way.
Otto settled in right away and, not surprisingly, found a costume to wear right away. He LOVES dress-up and goes through many outfits and roles everyday so a well stocked dress-up box was a big draw for him.
Day 1 for Otto was a huge success. Day 2 was a bit more difficult. I don't think it was entirely his fault though. His allergies have all of the sudden gone haywire. The allergist predicted this might happen and we even have an appointment with him tomorrow morning that was made last spring, but it still caught me off guard. His eyes have been itchy and swollen, his throat a mess and now his ears are itching him. He hasn't slept well and is tired and cranky. All of this together with a new routine was a bit much for him. He was in tears by the end of the day and ready to be done with school. I talked to his teacher and it sounds like he was just overwhelmed and not feeling great. I am hoping tomorrow we can get him some better medicine to get him through the fall and we get back to good days fast. I gave him some benadryl to help him sleep tonight and got him to bed early. I wish there was more to do, but I don't think there is right now. After the doctor tomorrow hopefully we can have a nice relaxing morning so set him up for a good afternoon at school.
He still seems excited about school which is great. I think this is just a speed bump on our way to better days.
Mette has been handling the whole school thing quite well. She is enjoying the chance to be her crazy little self all she wants. Yesterday she spent most of the time naked carrying piles of material out of my sewing room to make a nest in the dining room. All while singing to herself.
What ever floats your boat!
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