First day of school

Today is the first day of school, and everyone in the family is excited! (Sarah might not look it in the picture below, but the girl just doesn't photograph well.) Sarah is in 7th grade, Madilyn is in 3rd, and Mom is in heaven. *happy dance*

Adding to the wonder of the day, BOTH girl's busses were ON TIME today. Honestly, that has never, ever happened on the first day of school, and is a VERY.BIG.THING for someone with autism! Sarah actually left for her first day happy and flapping her hands instead of in tears. JOY!

Here are Madilyn's thoughts this morning: