Aubrey's First Day of School

Guid eenin!

Today started off promptly at 6:00 a.m. this morning; that'd be midnight Central time. Aubrey was up and running, excited to start her first day at ISA (International School of Aberdeen). It was, quite possibly, the easiest school day preparation since the first day of school last fall. I suspect, however, the excitement will wear away soon and we will be back to dragging gloomy, groggy faces out from under snuggly blankets and into the harsh reality of business as usual.

Brian delivered Aubrey to school with fresh school supplies and a lovingly packed lunch (by mom). He then returned home to offer me my biggest challenge yet, driving him to work in weekday morning traffic. We loaded the wee ones into the car and off we went. I must say, despite my trepidation, I felt quite at ease (of course, that might of been the sleepy haze I was in guiding my nerves) behind the wrong-sided wheel. I managed to get him to work, soundly, perhaps not safely as I did bump the curb once along the way. The biggest measure would come when I had to remember my way home without my beloved co-pilot. (Let me just take a moment to praise the inventor of Tom-Tom and GPS technology, as well as the lovely voice-over artist who so delicately and reassuringly guided me home.) I managed to make it home, unscaithed and unshaken. A good start to the morning, indeed!

The rest of the school day for Bryson, Sadie, and me was quite uneventful, as I felt the weight of sleepiness pulling me down. Bryson watched hours (insert bad mommy comment here) watching a Thomas the Tank Engine DVD.

I spent the afternoon filling out more forms for Aubrey's school until time to collect Aubrey from the bus stop arrived. Since dad had taken her to school, this would be her first time on a school bus (other than field trips) since Kindergarten. I grabbed up the other two monkeys and headed out for the bus stop at the corner. It was glaringly obvious that I had not been in this climate for long, since the kids were underequipped for the cooler weather. (I was quite content in just a sweatshirt, but then I am almost always hot.) Since it is likely to rain tomorrow, perhaps I will practice my driving skills a bit and drive to the bus stop. After all, the only other mother there had done so! :-)

Aubrey was excited to share the events of her day with me, which made me happy. She had a bit of trouble in Science class, since she had never studied circuitry before. Otherwise, she had what I would call quite a successful day. If you would like to read about it, you can check out Aubrey's blog at http://aubreymills.blogspot.com/ Let's hope that tomorrow is an even better day! :-)

After such an eventful day, we decided to dine familiar. So, off to Burger King it was! LOL (And yeah, I made it back to the office without issue.)

That pretty much concludes what might seem to be a pretty ordinary day in such an extraordinary place. Tomorrow, the smallest munchkins and I will be touring about town with a guide from Relocation Scotland, sharing valuable information to help us to assimilate. Should be interesting. Guess I will check in with you later...Until then...Guid Cheerio the nou!

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