Day 1 is in the books . . . well kinda

There they are - ready to conquer the world!

School year for 2018-19 is officially begun.  J. wore her new school outfit - and loved it.  She wasn't too sure about the belt at first, but it grew on her.  She didn't want to take it off to go to bed!  Seems like the first day we always have just a bit too much time to get ready in the morning.  We could have left an hour early, easily!  We picked up S. on the way so he could be there, he snapped a couple pictures at the school, then in we went.  J. stopped to chat with the receptionist on her way by, wanted to make sure she saw how cool her PJ Masks backpack was.  Then she found her locker no problem.  After getting some help from her teacher Ms. Sara on putting away her water bottle she immediately found some work and sat down by Dixie.  S. and I said good-bye to her back, and she responded bye without turning around  The next time I saw her was at pick-up and she was exhausted!  Kid was so tired I didn't think she'd make it through lunch.  And for J. that's saying something.

The kinda part came in on V.  Last night she had a fever, said her knees hurt, and had a headache.  She was super low energy, and low appetite.  After some meds she crashed for the night.  So we didn't go into today expecting a whole lot.  She wanted to get dressed up for her school pictures so there she is venturing into the world with Sis.  She endured J's drop-off like a champ, maybe because she didn't have the energy to fight it. And ran a couple errands with me before she was too tired to go on.  When we got home she laid down and looked at picture books for an hour or so before having the energy to do school.  I didn't push her at all, but I think when she was too supremely bored to stand it she would come ask to do something.  So in little spurts throughout the day we got her calendar set up, decided on some pre-drop off chores, and did a bit of Bible, reading, and math.  We sang a folk song when walking to pick up J. and she listened to some classical during quiet time.  She didn't have the health for much physical activity so not a lot of outdoor time, but for a sick day I'd say we did pretty well.  We'll see how she's feeling tomorrow.