Back To School and Hurricanes!!!

School was supposed to begin on August 18th but low and behold, instead of heading off to school, we stayed home, awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Fay.

Of course, Hailey was happy to be home instead of getting back to school. Oh to be a child again, having no concept of fear and the heartbreak of loss. I, on the other hand, worried for days, anticipating the storm and what it might bring.

I have to say living in Florida from June to December 1st is very stressful. Every time the news mentions a new tropical storm, my stomach turns!

I worry about everything! I worry about my family, I worry about having to put the cat into a cage and running off with it into the night. I worry about my photos and my scrapbooks, all of which are material things but can honestly never be replaced.


I even worry about the power being out and our Mr. Crabs not having the filter in his aquarium work.

All these crazy things runs through my mind, all of them causing me endless nights with little sleep.

So finally, two days later, on August 20th, Hailey started her first day of 4th grade.

She was ecstatic about the teacher she got this year. She was so happy it was a "girl" as she says.

Last year her teacher was a "boy" and she wasn't all that thrilled about that.

And her teacher is "pretty" as she explains it to me!!!

I was so happy that she was so excited.

Her first day of school went well and best of all, her "girl" teacher doesn't give homework on Fridays. When Hailey told me about this, she danced around and screamed: "This is the best teacher EVER!!!"

It was so funny!