We always said we would get it

Ah. Day one of return to school.

It went well. It's cold here. The shoes that I got this summer which are a size to big are just perfect for putting three-pair of sock clad feet in. We've had some more issues with our generators so I have to use propane if I want heat in my office instead of the electrics, which means I really have to bundle up. But that's OK. I was built for this.

I have a different perspective on seeing the kids than other people do. Because I don't really have a class of my own or anything, and because I like to pretend that how it is is how it has always been, to me it's just business as per usual.

But then again, nothing is really usual or unusual anymore.