Yep, it's mid-August. And also the first day of school! My lax uploading of vacation pictures will have to resume later on (also a series of dioramas peopled by clothespin dolls of humans and aliens - that's going to be amazing, so stay tuned). It's unbearably hot here, so the day's start was a sweaty one as we all milled around on the blacktop listening to the brass band and sorting ourselves into the appropriate student group or the large herd of parents (some weeping, but not me!) The kids are happy with their new teachers and more or less eager for the start of the new year. 
