i am a wreck. my baby (even though she is my eldest she will always be my baby) is finished with third grade today. it feels like just yesterday that i was panicking about her going to kindergarten. i spent the weeks before trying to do everything that i wanted to do with her before she started school. i had always heard that once your kids go to school time flies even faster. it's the beginning of "growing up". i tend to get really sad and nostalgic on days like this... the days before school starts, the days before school ends. it's not that i have a reason to be so sad. i'm a very involved mom. i am always present. i spend a ton of time with my kids and i don't live a life of regret. i think that a milestone like this only makes the passing of time more evident. it's easy to get caught in the hustle and bustle of homework and reading goals and school projects and functions and sometimes the days seem to drag on. sometimes all i want is a weekend or a break... fall break, christmas break, spring break, a random monday off here and there. it's hard to believe that another year of dragging days and breaks has gone by. i will probably never stop saying that time flies. when i'm watching my children and their children graduate high school, get married, become parents... time will still be flying.
em has grown so much this year. her teacher didn't only teach math facts and spelling, he taught them how to be better, more responsible people. we are so thankful for the wonderful experience that third grade has been for our entire family.
the days are long but the years are short
happy thursday!
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