Hope the funnel is big enough

Labor Day, the ending demarcation of summer. More importantly, it marks the beginning of school. Galen is off to 1st grade and Liam is off to preschool. The school bus stop was busy, more parents than normal, more cameras than normal. There was also the graduate, formerly the elementary school participant now on to middle school, waiting for her brother to disappear into the bus.

We summer-slacked, no vocabulary drills, no trips to the library, no Spanish speaking lessons. There was play, family, and fun. As the school day starts I wonder, will their ears hear the teacher? Will their eyes see the blackboard? Will their minds register the information? Today, a big ol' bucket of knowledge will be pored into those malleable, eager, and energetic minds. I hope their funnel can catch most of it.

As the other kids huddled, talking, no doubt, about something important, Galen watched. He made a gift for the teacher, he willed the bus closer. I think his funnel may do just fine.