We are now on the downhill slide to the end of school. I would usually be very excited about this but this year I have a little apprehension about the changes coming up. My daughter will be graduating 8th grade and will be moving on to High School. I don't like big changes! She has gone to Trinity Lutheran School since Kindergarten! She is getting so grown up and beautiful, I don't know that I am ready to have her go to High School! She is looking forward to it. It will be a big change from her little school where everyone knows everyone and looks out for each other, like a family. There will be none of that in the big world of public school. She is, however, a very smart, independent thinker and will adjust just fine in time. We had a deal that there would be no talk of her getting a cell phone until she graduated 8th grade and she has been faithfully quiet but I am sure she is counting the days! There are a lot of things that need to be done for the graduation. The parents are the ones who work with the 8th grade teacher to pull off a stylish and fun dinner/graduation. It is quite a big deal for everybody!
My son is currently looking forward to finishing 7th grade and next year he will be the 8th grader. It does not seem all that long ago I was dropping him off for the first day of Kindergarten also! Wow, I am getting old! But everyone else is getting old with me so I don't feel too bad! I thought that once he was finished with his basketball season, my schedule would magically become easier but NO...he is now in the 7th/8th grade drama. The play they are doing is, "Love Rides the Rails" and he could not just have a small part but he has a leading part! He is the villain Simon Darkway. Ahg! Now we have practices for that 3 times a week and weekends! Oh well, the experience is good for him, right?
I thought it would be fun to post two pictures of Brooke. The young Brooke was in first grade and then a current picture of her. She is beautiful!