Middle School Lockers

 Claire and Paige start Middle School this year.  I still forget to call it Middle School; my entire life it has been Junior High.  We have gone every day this week and ran through class schedules, mapped out the routes, investigated bathrooms, timed walking from class to class.  This is all new and ever so nerve-racking.  The biggest bother is the locker combination.  Jeez -- I think keys would be easier.  They are getting the hang of it, but it's a new skill that needs some practice.

Of course, with girls, comes the locker decor  We had to decorate it shmancy for the first day.  Thank God for the Dollar Tree.  A few bucks later we were loaded with all the goods we needed to hot glue together and awesome, unique locker.   

I still can't believe we're hitting this phase.  I'm not old enough to have middle schoolers (right?).  The girls still remain late bloomers in the boy department.  It's all about softball and friends currently, but I feel that future storm brewing and am bracing for the impact.