August, 2011: School Daze

Zion started his 7th grade year at Haven Middle School, and Zen started his year in the Polar Bear room at the YMCA. It was a bit of a rough start for Zen. The first week, I patted myself on the back and congratulated myself that Zen was not one of the sobbing, shrieking children who literally had to be peeled off their parents' legs at drop off. Then, a few ear infections and a pneumonia later, with the spotty school attendance, Zen finally figured out that he would have to go to this "school" EVERY SINGLE DAY, and HE became the little clinging crab who wailed and sobbed as mommy left every day. Truth be told, mommy did some sobbing of her own. However, once he got into the swing of things, Zen began to do very well and even to look forward to going to school.