Start of school

Today is the first "real" day of school for the world's most perfect teenager. Yesterday it was just registration, meeting his new teacher and being introduced to his new classroom. Waking him up at 7 a.m. was no easy task. He was mad as a hornet and I had to force him out of bed. Even though we started the time change from summer break hours to weekday hours several days ago, it gets harder the older he gets. I guess I'll have a grumpy and cranky teenager every morning until the middle of next week.

Despite all the resistance, I got him to eat breakfast, do his morning hygiene, get dressed and get to school on time. I should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for this feat.

Hopefully seeing all the friends again makes up for the setback of school starting again. To add further agony, tonight we begin his "detox" from all the computer games he's been playing all summer. He always gets irritated and grumpy at first when we limit his playing.

This is the first year of his IB Diploma Programme so now there is no time to relax or not do his best.