someone started the 7th grade on monday. which seems crazy … how can i actually have a 7th grader?!?! but apparently, i do … because she came home with these today.
what is all this? we have 10 books … 6 notebooks … and 6 folders. there is actually another hardback textbook … but it's at school. why aren't these books at school? is it because she needs them all for homework … or to study? nope … it's because she will have to carry these to and from school everyday. our school doesn't have lockers for the jr highers. we knew about this … so it wasn't unpexpected. and i actually don't know why they don't have lockers … but i'm sure there's a reason.
total sidenote … but something i want to remember: when amanda saw the "world history/medieval" textbook … she asked why there was a picture of the "round table guy" on the front of the book. lol! it was hilarious! and of course … joe perked right up when he heard "round table" … he loves their pizza!
ok … she doesn't really carry them like this. she does have a backpack. lol! a really cool black and pink backpack with hearts and skulls all over it. but all of these books don't fit in her backpack. and most days, she has a lunch too … and water bottle … and other pencils and things. but look at the girl … you can tell it's heavy. she's a little thing … she only weighs 67 pounds. yes, she'll be 12 next month … and weighs 67 pounds. lol! so we decided to weigh the books. 20 pounds of books there … twenty pounds!!! she was saying how she had her backpack on after school (and carrying some books) … and another friend (who is pretty tiny) brushed up against her in passing … and they both almost toppled right over. lol!
i took these pictures right after school … after her walk home. a walk in the heat … i know it was over 100 degrees today. you can even see the sweat on her forehead and in her hair. nice, i know. lol!
but i'm sure she'll be ok … because her little sister (who is in fact an inch or two taller) has offered to give her back massages every day. lol!
so yes, alyssa is in 7th grade … and so far she likes it. 6 different teachers, 6 different classes. but pretty much the entire class sticks together all day … so she stays with the same group of kids for each class. her elective is band … she's in her second year of the clarinet. which will be nice now that they have band every day … for an hour. instead of the 30 minutes or so once a week … like they did last year. the homework hasn't started yet … but it's coming. just looking at what she has to do for some of these classes … so much work! luckily, she is really good about working on things ahead of time. unlike her mom … who is a huge procrastinator. lol!
sarah is in 4th grade! her first year with letter grades … and i'm sure more homework. she has a few friends in her class this year. it was so different than year-round … when you knew what kids would be in your class because you were on the same track. this time it was just luck in who was in your class with you. she likes her teacher … and has already told me all about the cool stuff that her teacher does. and this is a big year for PE too … they have to start running the mile every week. luckily, she's a good runner.
i still didn't take any first-day-of-school photos. heck, i'm a scrapbooker … i have no problem stageing these photos at any given time .. and then passing them off as the real-deal. i actually have a back-to-school layout that i was doing today … about alyssa going into jr high. i pulled out a photo from back in march … because it matched my papers. lol! nothing wrong with that! but i will get the official photos … with the backpacks … like every other year.
Laura Vegas 
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