Oh The Places You'll Go....

Good grief. Where did the last year go??? I've asked myself that so many times over the last month. I'm pretty sure I've blinked and it was gone. Tomorrow is the last day of another school year.  This one though is significant in a lot of different ways.  I've been fortunate to spend this year with my oldest, Matthew. I prayed hard a year ago last March when there was a chance I was going to lose my job.  I asked God to just give me one more year at Crestview, so I could have that year with Matthew.  It's not all the time that a teacher can have that year with their own child. It's a special time and if you ask any teacher that is a parent, they will tell you that very same thing. God answered my prayers and allowed me to have this special time. I'm thankful.  He's changed so much over the last year.  Watching him grow, (very quickly) has been such a joy.  It's also been hard.  I'm pretty sure it was just a few months ago that I was exhausted after 30 plus hours of labor and he'd finally decided to show up.  Now, after tomorrow he will be a 7th grader. He has such great goals for himself.  When he talks to me about them,  I realize what a great, level-headed kid I've raised. I cannot believe that in just six short years, he will be finishing high school and taking off for college. There was a time when it was just Matthew and I.  We had about 5 years after his dad and I divorced where it was just the two of us.  Even though it was difficult because I was working, going to school full time and I was also a single parent, it was a time in my life I will always cherish.  Matthew and I are very close and I know those years together just solidified our bond.  He is a wonderful big brother and to watch him with his siblings is so sweet, he's so good with them. I am SO lucky that God gave him to me. He will continue to do great things. Tomorrow will be hard watching him move on.....
My Drewy is going to be a kindergartner after tomorrow.  Again, I'm pretty sure I just gave birth to that huge head of his a few months ago. Drew has the best personality.  He has ALWAYS been a happy kid and people tell us that all the time.  Two years ago we made the decision to place him in preschool at Lincoln.  It was a hard decision to make, but it was one of the best things we could have done for him.  Drew has faced some challenges but has overcome them in huge strides these last two years.  He continues to work hard and has a wonderful support system at school.  Placing him in Lincoln's preschool was such a blessing.  The teachers and staff there are rock stars.  Lincoln catches a bad rap at times, which irritates me, but those people do some pretty amazing work over there and I'll sing their praises until pigs fly.  He loves school.  He loves his teachers and he honestly doesn't know a stranger.  Drew doesn't judge others, he will talk to anyone with a set of ears.  I love that innocent part of this age.  I would never have imagined he would be where he is, two years ago.  God has truly blessed us with the people that have been in Drew's life these last few years.
My boys are my rock.  They give me unconditional love and provide me with such joy everyday.  To say that I'm blessed is a huge understatement.
So....be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,
you're off to Great Places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting...So get on your way!
Oh The Places You'll Go.....