School's Out!
September 1st to May 31st passed in a heart beat, but somehow this last week of school dragged on for ages. Everyday I woke up and got out of bed saying, "only __ more days left waking up to an alarm clock". I mean, I will still wake up to an alarm clock, but it will be the living, breathing, adorably human kind. It will not have buses to make or miss. It will not need to be fed or dressed with military speed and precision. It will say, "Mommy, wake up" instead of an intrusive eh,eh,eh,eh,eh blaring into my dreams. Ooooh how I love my summer alarm clock.
I am so excited for this summer because none of my kids need naps so we can play from sun up to sun down. I am making lists of places to go and things to do and leaving plenty of room for lounging and sleeping in of course. I love summer!
And just some notes on how the kids did this year. Alex actually missed his last week of school while on our trip. No tears from him though, he would rather be home. He did really well this year, and even taught himself to read Bob books. I know some kids read at three, but it took me one year to teach him his colors at 3. When I stopped jumping through hoops and let him learn his own way, he did great. I love watching him learn. It is so different from the way Alyssa learns.
Alyssa had another great year. I always crack up at her report card. Perfect marks in everything, except for PE. She definitely shares my athletic ability, or inability. We are very proud though, because for the first time ever she got satisfactory marks in "works without disturbing others". At parent teacher conference I always try to keep a stern face, while laughing internally, when the teacher shows me where she has to put Alyssa to work sometimes. A desk, isolated from all other tables, with a full length partition surrounding it on 3 sides. She inherited my big mouth and it lands her in second grade solitary. She did however, get an award for getting over 100% on every spelling test all year (bonus words can put you over 100%). I will take the credit for that since I am starting to feel like all I passed down to my kids is my junky stuff.
I can't believe this year is already OVER. I swear I just posted first day of school pictures. I am thrilled to have all my babies home again, and I am trying hard not to think about how fast summer will pass and how soon they will all ship off again.
Happy Summer Everyone!
Second Week of School
3 years ago
4 comments:
I can't believe Summer is here--this year really did fly! I love how excited you are to hang with your kids!
Yes I am so happy it's summer too! Although I can deal without the high temps. Can't wait to see family! ENJOY your summer and RELAX! Thanks for the comments you always post on my blog! Like Tanya said too, you have a great way with words! I am also glad you and a few other families originally from Kenosha were able to attend Ryan's funeral and support Margie!
I mentioned to Josh that we should stop at your house on our way out to Michigan and he said that as long as it isn't too far out of the way it would be a great idea. Will you email me your address? sally.rollins@gmail.com
I've always enjoyed Summer vacation. I look forward to every season, and every holiday. I'm very traditional! Either that or a bit of a Freak! I love a routine and a schedule, and I really seem to love the change that a season seems to bring to that. Longer days, more sun. You know what I mean. Our kids have been out since around the 20th of May. Crazy! I've already managed to crisp my entire body! OUCH! I'm on day 5 of the not so wise day at the pool. It still hurts as bad tonight as it did the day I got the bad burn. Usually I'll let myself burn once at the beginning of the summer season and then I end up tanning the rest of the season. At this point I'm really alright with never even seeing the sun again. It's going to be a LONG Summer!
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