It's not the first day of school

Not yet. That's tomorrow. Which makes this what, First Day of School Eve? Something like that. And like Christmas Eve, the children are all aflutter with excitement. Or maybe it's just that they've been staying up late for the last two and a half months and as a result are having a hard time going to bed at 10.

Whatever the reason, they're going to be sorely tired come 7:30 tomorrow morning when we roll them out of bed. If only I played the bugle...