Back to School !!!
Appu started first grade a week ago. Back to school is always exciting for us. The kids look forward to seeing their friends and I look forward to the shopping and to sending them off to school after two grueling months of herding the rowdy pack! As exciting as it may be, this time of year does come with some unwanted surprises no matter how hard you try to avoid them. After the first couple of days of perfectly planned and orchestrated bus logistics I thought we were settling in to a comfortable routine. But then, one day at the end of the first week, Appu forgot to get down at his home stop. Big sister was unaware that her brother didn't step out of the bus until it was too late. So she came back home a little panicked and told me that it looks like Appu didn't get down from the bus. "Not again!" I thought to myself. Devu went around our neighborhood to check if he was hanging out with his friend Aiden. But when she retu