Madison the Barbarian

And just like that, we're suddenly adjusting to the new timing for Madison and school. Bedtime came a whole lot earlier than usual today, but that will be the case for all of us - and tomorrow that alarm will be ringing a whole lot earlier. School is here, and we're all making the big shift earlier.

It'll actually be a pretty healthy thing. Madison, for her part, was really tired tonight anyway. She went to bed at 8:00, which was perfect: she'll be well-rested for school tomorrow. She's very excited about it, of course. We're shifting things in the house as well, and packing her backpack too.

Today, Daddy and Madison went out and did several errands together, while Mommy is getting ready a room in our house for homework and music lessons: her keyboard is resting there now, waiting for practice. Madison has music class tomorrow too, so add that to the mix as well. Oh yes: there's going to be plenty of homework this year, and of course that's only the beginning. It's exciting and new!

Speaking of "new," there's a new Conan movie coming out. While we'll probably never see it, I did recently find a picture of Madison from our Gladiators series that I sort of converted into an image you just might see inside a Conan comic: