It’s official. Ollie is at school. We got up this morning, made breakfast, got dressed and did the whole routine. Not that we don’t do those things every morning, it was just different today. We grabbed his tote bag and he climbed up into the car. We strapped him in and off we drove to school. Ollie is going to the Montessori equivalent of pre-K this year. As we pulled up to his new school, one of his teachers came out to get him. At Washington Montessori they take the kids out of the car. Ollie waved good-bye and then got busy trying to show his new teacher that how many he is today. He didn’t look back.

Not only was today the first day of Ollie’s educational career, it’s also his fourth birthday. We celebrated over the weekend with a trip to Raleigh to do all kinds of great 4 stuff. I’ll post pictures of that later.

My little boy isn’t so little anymore. He’s taking his first big steps out into the world without Mommy.

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The world got a little emptier today. The Brown Dog passed away this afternoon at NC State Vet school. They did everything they could, but Sam was just to sick to fight anymore. We will miss her, so much and she wasn’t even our dog. Our thoughts are with you, Summer.

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Yeah, I know it’s been too few and far between on the post front lately. Blame it one the kids, or better yet, the weather. It’s been unbelievably cool this summer for Eastern NC so I’ve been spending all my time outside with the boys (not that the yard looks any better for it).

So here’s a quick catch up: Emmett got the final all clear from the oncologist a couple weeks ago. His lymph nodes haven’t gotten any bigger and all his blood tests came back normal.

Ollie starts pre-school next week at the local private Montessori school. It may well drive us into the poorhouse, but it was the only option that wasn’t church based. Hopefully with some family help, we’ll get by. He should be able to go to the Montessori charter school (free) for kindergarten next year.

Emmett has decided to start using the potty (HOORAY!). Yesterday he went the whole morning without a diaper, so we’re making definite progress.

Andy is loving his new job. He gets to be a full-time geek and not have to worry with bank politics. The hours have been a little rough lately, since his company is short a body, but we’re all adjusting.

I’m doing pretty well, myself. I’ve been enjoying the hell out of our new Wii Fit, but I’m beginning to wonder if I’ll ever stop being sore. Between that and reading tons of books, I’m whiling away the time until hockey season starts. We’ve already planned our first tailgate. How sad is that?

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