Work toned down for me when CubeTree was acquired by SuccessFactors in July, not a moment too soon because Falco’s summer school wrapped up the first week of August. That meant 16 days of together-every-minute time with Falco before school started for the fall.

It was nice to be able to give him my full attention during his break after a couple of months of letting him watch way too much TV while I worked all the time. It gave me a chance to feel like a good mom again (most days), but by the end I was definitely ready for him to go back. Monday was the first day of school. It was a little anticlimactic since he spent the entire summer there for camp (which is nearly indistinguishable from school). Still, it was exciting because he moved up to the older group this year.

The day started out with cheese danishes. I’d like to say this was a special treat for my special man on his first day, but actually I just wanted to try making danishes. They were easy and yummy.

He chose this stylish outfit for the occasion:

Yes, that’s his pajamas under his clothes. It’s a rare day that he doesn’t wear jammies under his outfit. He is a San Francisco native, so I guess he knows about layering.

Here he is at school: