Yay JJsmom! That's great news that both kids got in. The (knock-on-wood) permanent place is why we chose to move our kid mid-year, when there was a spot in the HG school.

Just wanted to report that the school change has gone well so far, a month in. DS7 hasn't complained, but when asked he still sometimes says that things are too hard (because he has to think), and that he liked all the pullouts in the old school because he got out of classroom projects. But all in all, I think he likes it, and he's making friends. He just started chess club after school too, which he loves, and that wasn't an option at the old school.

As for me, I feel a huge sense of relief, like we finally have a break from advocating for awhile. I feel that DS7 is consistently challenged and is doing a lot more interesting work at the new school. Hooray!