Alli (and classroom) survived her first day back to school.  She rode the bus to school - pickup is 6:10 a.m. - but I picked her up after school.  She had an appointment with her spine doctor at 4:00 and needed x-rays first.  Even x-rays took forever.  I was planning on getting the x-rays, and then stopping for a snacks, and then off to the doctor's.  Instead, we went right from one place to the other.  Then, we waited until 5:00 to see the doctor.  Alli was DONE by then, but....she survived that too.  Her spine has gotten a little bit worse over the course of two years.  In September, 2010, her upper curve was 47 degrees and her lower curve was 57 degrees.  Now they are 46 and 63 degrees.  She goes back in January to check for further deterioration.