{"id":3324,"date":"2013-09-03T08:21:31","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T16:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2013-11-30T19:57:43","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T03:57:43","slug":"mom-fail-on-first-day-of-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/index.php\/mom-fail-on-first-day-of-school\/","title":{"rendered":"First Day of School Mom Fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3337\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 567px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3337\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3337 \" alt=\"Dead snake found on my morning run.\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/snake-672x1024.jpg\" width=\"567\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/snake-672x1024.jpg 672w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/snake-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/snake.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Dead snake found on my morning run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>First day back at school for my three darling daughters (grades 2, 8 and 12) and all I have to show for it this morning is a picture of a dead snake.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I forgot to take first day back to school pics&#8230;fail&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, on my morning run I came upon a dead snake (rattler or gopher). I brought it home to show my girls as my youngest daughter, Pip, has a fascination with snakes (just like her mom). I arrived on my doorstep, with dogs and snake in hand and called into the house, &#8220;Science 101 lesson! Outside quick! I found a dead snake!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All the girls came running and Pip was so enthralled with the snake that she&#8217;s taken it to school in a Tupperware container to show her class.<\/p>\n<p>It seems, the snake turned out to be the very best thing this mom could have found on such a morning as &#8220;First Day of 2nd Grade.&#8221; Pip has suffered from <a title=\"Monday Morning Blues in Children\" href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?p=1462\">separation anxiety<\/a> (it peaks at ages 7-9 in school aged children)\u00a0for the past 6 months and we are working through it with meditation techniques and positive reinforcement; having the dead snake to take to school gave her an exciting purpose and no tears were shed as she stepped on the bus and waved good-bye to mom this morning.<a href=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/?attachment_id=3336\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3336\" alt=\"IMG_7450_2\" src=\"http:\/\/mixhart.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2-1024x489.jpg\" width=\"630\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2-1024x489.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2-520x248.jpg 520w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2-260x124.jpg 260w, https:\/\/blog.mixhart.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/IMG_7450_2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe tip of the tail is missing, it has large jaws and diamond type markings, which means it could either be a baby rattler (diamond back) or a gopher snake&#8211;both common to the mountain I live on. It was squashed by a car on the road I run down. Sad, I do love snakes.<\/p>\n<p>There is a bright side: I didn&#8217;t get a pic of my adorable girls yet; but as soon as they arrive home (it&#8217;s a half day), I will snap a pic of my lovelies in their new get-ups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First day back at school for my three darling daughters (grades 2, 8 and 12) and all I have to show for it this morning is a picture of a dead snake. 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