Update on J- Back to school?

... Not quite.  We headed off to school this morning, dropped off our "return to school" clearance from the Doctor and went to his classroom.  We barely had his coat off when the Principal came down for a chat. 

The doctor didn't write that his condition was non-contageous, and the school is worried that whatever his mystery ailment is could affect other kids.  And I completely understand their concerns.  But it didn't make any sense to J who had to put his coat back on and go back to the car with me.

The principal and the doctor had it straightened out a few hours later when the doctor informed the principal that it was "no more contageous than a sun burn."  So he'll be back to school tomorrow. 

But I was able to pick up his paperwork from the last week and his school portraits.

These are his re-takes.  And he is smiling.  Smiling because as he told me "It was a really long line and I didn't want to have to stand in line again if I didn't take a good picture this time."

And it's sideways because... I took the picture with my phone, sent it to my e-mail, saved it to the computer, and no matter how many times I change the orientation it won't stick.  

As for some other paperwork... the school is having a holiday celebration next week.  But instead of calling it that, they've borrowed a term from a 1997 Seinfeld episode.  You can read more here on my personal blog.