First Day of School

I remember Mom ironing and laying out my little light brown plaid shirt and the rest of my nice clothes after my bath to put on to go to kindergarten.  I do not remember for sure whether it was the very first day but likely it was.  Anyway, I was excited.  Puttin' on those clothes by the organ alcove on the clean wool rug.  I was the last of about 11 pregnancies.  Our house was generally very clean.  I wonder how it compared to earlier years when she was taking care of the older kids when they weren't older.