Today was my last day of school. I have graduation tomorrow, but I'm all done in the classroom. It's such a strange thing.... I really look forward to summer break, but there is this melancholy feeling on the last day of school. These kids get to be such a huge part of my life for almost a year, and then one day, all of a sudden, we're done and they have to move on. I get really stressed out during the school year trying to juggle my family life with my work life, but I really do love my job. I can't imagine not doing it. So on the last day of school I get a little freaked out at the thought of not having my schedule and my routine and not doing all the little things I'm used to doing every day. But by Monday? Pffffttt.... I'll be like... school? Don't talk to me about school for another 10 weeks. I think one thing that makes the end of the school year more melancholy for me is having kids in the daycare. The high school students and teachers get so attached to the kids, and it's really hard to say good-bye. All these kids that Josh has been in the daycare with for 4 years, including his best friend, are moving on to elementary school, so that's hard for me too. I really didn't want this year to go by very fast, because I knew that Lexi would be a year old when it was over, and here we are. :( It makes me so sad. I look at the pictures that the daycare puts together for us and it just makes me tear up to look at the sweet little baby she was at the beginning of the year and how big she is now. It goes so fast. Her daycare teacher was trying not to cry thinking about how much she's going to grow up this summer, and so was I. It's just crazy to look back at the pictures of them trick-or-treating around the school and playing in the snow, and how far away summer seemed then.
We had the end-of-year assembly and yearbook signing today. Watching the assembly, and watching the kids, I thought about how important and yet unimportant high school is at the same time. I hope the kids have a great time and build great memories and use the time to do great things... and yet know that their whole lives are ahead of them and it only gets better. Anyway....
We went up to the cabin the other night to check things out because we were bored. It was too dark to see most of the pics I took, so I'll have to get some this weekend. The weeds are crazy high. We're going to kill all the dandelions, but I'm pretty sure there will be nothing left once we do. They've taken over.
As you can see, the weeds are as tall as Josh in some spots.
Sean painted Lexi's room last weekend, and I like how it turned out.
Well, this weekend we have lots of yard work to do. We're having Lexi's birthday this weekend too. Should be fun.
3 comments:
Josh is so cute. What a ham. I like the color of Lexi's room, too. Hard to believe these little munchkins are one, isn't it?
The end of the school year always brings crazy feelings. For me, I always just wanted the year to be over, and then when it was I felt all sad and reflective. It's hard to let go of the relationships that you build with these kids.
It's hard to believe that Lexi is 1! It does go so fast! It's crazy. I guess the trick is to just enjoy the ride. I don't know what else you do...
Her room looks great! So fun! We can't paint here, so everything is a super boring white. Oh wait, more like a white with black marks and smudges and dents in it. It's really appealing. ;)
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