The Wheeler Family Adventure: School Daze...Good ol'fashioned rule days...

With September, of course, comes school. Annika is now the BGOC since second grade is the oldest grade at Budd Elementary. Lauren is officially a student now in kindergarten. Emily began preschool. Man, is she loving life! She thinks school is "awesome!" She loves being a big girl.

First day of school pics...

For the first time in their lives, Emily and Megan began going to daycare a few weeks ago, also. The daycare is in the same building as Emily's preschool so she just walks down the hall after school is over. The first few days were rough for her in daycare; we're not sure why but are thinking it was too much separation. Now she's in Megan's daycare room and today went much better, she said.

They go two days a week so I can do my writing during daylight; I'm almost on schedule with getting things done when I should. However, today I played hooky and had lunch at school with Lauren and then Annika. I got to go to two recesses, too!

As I was waiting at the school for Annika's class to go to lunch, I was waiting in the office. That place is really busy! First there was the girl who had a ring stuck on her finger, then the boy who needed a bandaid, then the boy who needed to talk to the principal--for peeing on the playground, and another boy who was vomiting. All this and more during 30 minutes.

During September, we also had an appointment at Mayo Clinic (yes, THE Mayo clinic) for Megan. We were able to get in with the doctor who had been recommended to us by the head of the children's diabetes department at our hospital in Chicago. We learned that, at Mayo, you don't ask for an appointment time--you get an appointment time. And you better make it or it's back on the very long waiting list you go. We go back tomorrow for more education. It's been nine months since Meg was last seen by a diabetes specialist.

We're still exploring all our town has to offer. Friday night was tailgating with the soccer teams night at the local high school. Our babysitter is on the girls' team so we went. We got there early to see the Mayo One helicopter land at the high school. Very cool! We stayed for half of the game; that was more than enough for three of the girls. Lauren stayed to finish it with Daddy.

This was the Mayo One helicopter that landed at the area high school

I've been writing columns for the local paper about our adventures. I'll post some of them as separate posts in case you were interested...

Lauren at the Pioneer Museum