Back To School Time Always Makes Me Sad, or Not...

So everyone has been posting back-to-school pics of their kids on Facebook recently, They're all so cute, and the kids are all spiffed up and clean looking. Most importantly, they all look so happy and excited! Yay! It's time for school again!

My kids aren't like that.

Just so you don't get the wrong idea, my kids do like school. Mostly. It's just the whole concept of putting on clothes, and shoes, and bathing regularly, and doing homework that throws them. Also, at school, it's generally frowned upon if you blow something up, draw murals on walls, or try out a new concoction recipe in the microwave.

I also frown upon those sorts of things, but when an MS flair up hits and I'm conked out in bed, whoever has the conch shell rules the roost. (Literary reference, FTW.)

This was my attempt at getting a back-to-school pic of my kids.

We are so very thrilled.

Doodle is asking BG what face he's planning for the next pic.

Totally insincere smile from Tater.

This is the point when I start offering bribes. It doesn't work.

Yep. So thrilled.

See how happy we are to go to school!!!

Much sighing and eye rolling.

Kind of sums it all up.

We call it Calvin Syndrome. They look perfectly sweet and innocent until the nanosecond the camera clicks, and then at least one of them makes a bizarre face. They claim it isn't intentional. It does pretty much sum up their back-to-school feelings.

In spite of all the drama, I did post my own back-to-school picture up on Facebook. I think it's the best one I've taken. Ever.