first day of the new school year, and I'm beat

Whew, I think I'm ready to hit the hay.

Our kids went back to school today. Everyone survived, and there was much rejoicing. Levi did not get lost in the labyrinthine hallways of the middle school, nor did he get stuffed into the proverbial garbage can by the big 8th graders.

My good friend and loyal neighbor Justin--may he be eternally esteemed and lifted up--and I took Dash to the vet this morning for a minor emergency check up on his ear. He got bitten by a dog just prior to our vacation, which resulted in stitches, a total head-wrap, and the infamous cone/collar. Over the past 2 weeks his good ear got infected and really swelled up. I took him in to see the vet today. They shaved his head, gave him a steroid, and instructed us to wash around his head 4x each day and spray on some stuff. That's a lot of work, but he's already starting to heal.

Levi had football practice this evening, and we got home right around dark. Just in time to clean the Dash again before I got a late supper.

I listened to the Spikes win a wild one tonight over the Auburn Doubledays. They close out the season this week. Pirate ace Zach Duke is in town Thursday for a rehab start, which should be interesting. It's been a great summer by all respects.

We hit the ground running this week with student ministry. We have a parents' meeting tomorrow night, and our middle school Welcome Weekend camp-out Friday and Saturday. Levi will officially be in our student ministry this year. I guess we'll find out if I really know anything about student ministry this year, since I have a student of my own in the group.

I just wonder who I complain to if the student ministry doesn't do all the things it's supposed to for my 6th grader...