It was the days leading up to the first day of school. On my way to a meeting on September 8, I ran into Ed IMG_0856 coming out of Frist with his Amazon package.

Two days later, we had a repeat of previous first days

2003
2002
2001
and then proceeded to record this one.

Ben IMG_0857 posed by the tree and then Ben and Jane IMG_0858 IMG_0859 IMG_0860 IMG_0861 posed before we went to Kaylen's grandparents house and Jane and Kaylen posed IMG_0862 IMG_0863 as Adele emerged IMG_0864 to join them IMG_0865 for a final picture before I drove home past the school bus IMG_0866 and recorded the time IMG_0867 to be sure that I'd be at the bus stop in time.

Suzanne IMG_0868 IMG_0869 was getting ready to leave as I took a bad IMG_0870 and then good self portrait IMG_0871 as Ben IMG_0872 pretended it was still summer. En route, we ran into the Flemmer's IMG_0873 and met the Klockenbrinks IMG_0874 and Susan Head IMG_0875 at the bus stop as Greg approached with children IMG_0876 and John Shea IMG_0877 and Emily Shea IMG_0878 were there as the Ash's arrived IMG_0879 and Ben posed alone IMG_0880 and then with the group IMG_0881 even as our bus stop alum, Paul Dimaggio IMG_0882 IMG_0883 made a return visit. Ben IMG_0884 IMG_0885 posed 2 more times and then the bus IMG_0886 came and was boarded. IMG_0887

On the next Monday, September 13, I had lunch with Cornel West and Eddie Glaude IMG_0888 IMG_0889 of the Religion Department.