Woowee! We made it to the end of another year....
We started in masks and strict quarantine, but we persevered.
We lost busses throughout the year, scrambled to find carpooling and relied on our village...and we persevered.
We learned to take exams, we worked through three rounds of standardized tests...we persevered.
We also had a lot of fun. Field trips came back - my girl became an ambassador to the new arriving 4th graders who will join in the building for next year. She quasi-led the cheerleaders for the fall and found her stride at short stop in the spring. She amazed her teachers, soaked up all the knowledge and honed her artistic skills. Getting locks on the lockers was a huge deal - free lunch wasn't all that if it was only going to be pizza. She got a best friend and lots of buddies. She nailed 5th grade.
Bubs - he slayed the day, too. He exited SpEd and pull outs and speech. He transitioned to a new building like a champ - and like never before, took off running in his academics. That bottom of the pile kid now has straight A's - has a mastery of trombone - a liking for Dungeons and Dragons club - a dislike of Jazz Club (even though he's so darn good) - and a new found appreciation for Smash Brother's club. "Mommmmmm.....you told me to get involved, so I did!"
We persevered. It wasn't a cake walk -but life never is.
It wasn't all roses and sunshine - but the bumps, those pesky thorns, are what we climb on. We're grateful for a safe way to make mistakes, to learn and to grow.
And I couldn't ask for more in my kids. They are truly good human beings. I'm so glad I get to hang out with them.
Summer Break officially arrives in about an hour - and then it's 10+ weeks of recharging, resetting and rejuvenating.
Let's do it!
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