A Fifth of Beethoven
Josie (sort of) Goes Back to School. The beginning of September and our social media feeds are covered with those adorable back to school photos. I do it too - every year. I stick to my non-crafty-mom schtick - a simple piece of note pad paper with a sharpie drawn - First Grade! Second Grade! You get it. I got Tanner to hold it up this year despite his 14-year-old, stop-taking-pictures-of-me attitude. He did it with a fake smile and his breakfast in hand and oh how that warmed my heart. For Josie, this year gave me incredible pause. Well, first of all, she's not even going back to actual school yet. Since the pandemic started in March 2020, she has been home. The school nurse she had for many years found another job and now isn't available. Josie requires a nurse to come to our house, ride the bus with her, and stay with her all day until they return back to our home around 4pm. The agency found a nurse for Josie to return to school for a few weeks this summer. That was g