Sneak peek at a new world

The girls have gone to private school their entire school lives. Five years for Shelby (K3 through 2nd grade) and six years for Darby (K4 through 4th). For reasons I'll not yet get into just yet, they're likely to go public school next year, a fact that has been a source of stress and trepidation for the three of us for some time now. Well, this evening there was an "open house" at their prospective new (and public) school, and it eased a number of concerns for me, and in particular for the kids. When we first got to the school, Darby literally looked like she was going to cry, but by the time we left, they both were pretty cheery and saying their new school would be fun. Shelby REALLY can't wait to go to the new school (I think mostly because one of the teachers we spoke with said there were no tallies), and Darby is just much less anxious about it now that we've been there. There are still a few hurdles to overcome, but we've taken those first few steps toward dramatically changing the world as we know it.