Twisted Blog: First Day of School

Today was the first day of school for the kiddos here in Lincoln, Ne. My kids were very excited to be going back to school. Hailey is now in 2nd grade, Brianne is in 1st grade, and Landon has started Kindergarten this year. My youngest child, Brendan doesn't start school until next year, so he gets to stay home with me for another year. McPhee Elementary is being repaired and upgraded during this school year so all the kids ride buses to a building on the south side of the city. The kids don't have too big of a change in the morning, but in the afternoon they get home 45 minutes later then usual. It's OK with me because I have a little more time to clean before I have to pick them up. Also this year, we are without our LPS Distract Office which burned down in May. A former reading teacher named Sharon Brewster, age 44 of Lincoln, set fire to papers on her supervisor's desk. The building of course went up in flames and the Lincoln Fire Dept. wasn't able to salvage much of anything. A lot of files and office equipment where lost which caused a little chaos, but thank goodness the files were backed up at other offices. Also, 200 Lincoln students who were chosen as artists of the year for the 2010-2011 school year, one was my daughter Hailey, had art pictures and paintings that were also lost in the fire. Plus, I'm sure the staff that worked there had personal items in their cubicles that they lost. Most of the items including the building can be replaced, but it makes me angry and sad thinking about the 200 kids who lost one of a kind pics and the other staff members who may of lost their personal items that can't be replaced. I seriously hope the woman spends most of the rest of her life in prison. She could have killed some one. She caused $20 million in damage. Some are saying it's been the most costly fire Lincoln has ever had. The insurance company is going to cover the loss so that's good. It's an upsetting situation and I hope that woman pays for what she's done. Anyway, I'm glad no one was hurt and they are going to build a new building. Despite all the changes, we are looking forward to having another wonderful year with the McPhee Mustangs.