They are back.  Back to school.  Back to routine.  Back to normality.  Summer is a fanfare of excitement, little sleep, boredom and creative ways to crack boredom.  Otto, Minty and Z started today.  Little Ms. Junior High has today off. The newbie Junior High kids get to know how to roll in the new school without the older ones laughing.  There’s a bit of a kid-hangover in the air.  Too quiet.  We miss them.

And for my husband and all those late 80’s soul monsters out there, I offer this: