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Habits define us

West Orange High School Administration office — An afterthought two days ago to capture real life in real time.

Habits define us.

The first two days of High School have netted the 11-year tradition of a father-son hug in the school parking lot.

Was not sure about High School.

Glad it is continuing.

Potentially to continue as a 14-year ~~habit~~ tradition in his Senior year.

Habits.

Double-edged sword as it were.

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Organization is a great quality no matter where it’s applied

Windermere Prep School new student orientation — Cheryl and Chapin, center, waiting for me.

Organization is a great quality no matter where it’s applied.

Great organization often looks effortless.

Deep down, we know it’s anything but.

Having both parents attend a new high school student orientation on a Monday takes considerable effort.

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The long way is the short cut

West Orange High School Student Guidance office — Yesterday at 8:00am.

We parked at 6:50am for an 8:00am first-come-first-served process for ninth-grade registration. This process is for any student who wasn’t already in the Orange County School system as an 8th grader.

We were first, checked in, got a nice seat together and then painfully watched as the next several families were turned away because they hadn’t properly organized the needed materials.

It was quite an effort to pull it all together. It becomes even more work when short cuts are intentional or unintentional.

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Creating memories with simple gestures

Montessori Middle School Owl Room — Cheryl coordinated bringing in Chinese for lunch on the next to last day of school.

Creating memories with simple gestures.

Simple doesn’t mean easy, it just means simple.

Supplying a middle school classroom with a wonderful Chinese lunch buffet is anything but easy if you do it Disney-style.

And Cheryl does everything ~~Disney~~ Cheryl-style: first class all the way.

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Drive to airport at 5:15am, Derby party by 5:15pm

He (14) was decently organized and began packing two days prior to yesterday’s 5:15am departure from home. So at 4:30am it was easy to jump in the shower and then grab his roller bag and small (and light) backpack.

Packing for middle school class trip — Visually seeing what you need is easier with a simple process.

Photo below is at 6:15am. All accounted for and ready to check luggage and head for breakfast. Only one student is missing – unable to attend. Up next? Eight days in California.

Montessori World Middle School class trip 2015 — Montessori Middle school California class trip May 2-8, 2015

Later in the day, after a nap, we transitioned to a 23-year neighborhood tradition at Mikki and Joel’s amazingly casual, elegantly refreshing Florida home.

Mikki Maurer — The hostess and the bookie

Florida casual lifestyle — Three sets of collapsable sliding glass doors invite the outside in.

Florida relaxed lifestyle — Almost race time.

It was the final neighborhood Derby party. Their home is for sale and they’re moving to the beach.

2015 Kentucky Derby homestretch photo — Yesterday.

Giddy up.

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