Are You Smarter Than A 2nd Grader?

This was a pretty big week for the Vagabond clan. Wednesday was meet the teacher night at my son's new school. We live close enough to walk, so we took a stroll over with his school supplies and met his second grade teacher. His teacher is very nice and there are only 17 students in his particular class - which I think is a nice size. I also got to meet the parents of one of his classmates - a fellow musician - I look forward to talking with him again.

Thursday was the first day of school here, and my son handled it well. He got on the bus and had a good time at his new school. His only complaint was some kids on the bus were "bugging" him on the way home, but we talked about how to handle situations like that and on Friday there were no reported problems.

Thursday was also closing day on our house in PA. All the papers are signed and the house is no officially no longer ours. Another big ticket item checked off the list. So we celebrated Thursday evening by going to a local ice cream shop that is within walking distance of our apartment. The blueberry cream cheese ice cream is delicious - although the kids highly recommend the cotton candy flavor.

On a sore note, Wednesday afternoon I aggravated a muscle or two in my back and have been dealing with severe spasms ever since. I've been to the chiropractor twice and things are starting to loosen up albeit very slowly. My hope is that the Advil will be enough to get me through our Sunday worship service tomorrow. It's tough to play the piano and sing when your back is screaming in pain. I'll go back to the chiropractor again on Monday and hopefully the muscles in my back will be calm enough where they can do a proper adjustment and get things feeling back to normal again.

My Fall semester classes begin in a couple of weeks, so I've been re-reading some books in preparation. I need to brush up on my Greek, but with my back being out of whack, it is not something I have had the wherewithal to work at. Hopefully next week, I'll feel a little better and get back at it.