Anderson had his last day of school on Thursday. Oddly enough, he only had to go to school on Thursday for 1 1/2 hours just to attend the end-of-year awards ceremony. I told him I wasn't enthusiastic about taking him to school for such a short amount of time so he could just miss that day, but he wanted to go.
At this ceremony, they give out awards like year-long all-A honor roll and A-B honor roll, which, contrary to what would be accurate where the student has all A's and B's on the report card, you can only have two B's on your report card and the rest A's in order to get this award. I think this is silly. Of course, Anderson usually has A's and 3 or 4 B's on his report card, so he always misses the cut-off, several times by just one point. They give out a Christ-like award to the child deemed most "Christ-like" for their class. It's a good idea in theory (Anderson won it in the 2nd grade, and I was so proud of him), but each teacher's definition of Christ-like seems to be different. Some teachers think it means the child who is the quietest and never says a word--you know, the meek and mild child who could be sitting there with all kinds of evil thoughts, but because they never verbalize them, it is assumed they are godly. Others have the more correct understanding, in my opinion, that it could be the loudest child in the class, but the child constantly shows a kind heart, compassion, love, integrity, and honesty. Anyway, the school also gives a perfect attendance award, something I have pretty much sworn my children will never receive if I have any say in the matter. And it is not because my children get sick a lot (they don't--very healthy kids, thank God). I just think every kid needs a spontaneous family fun day every once in awhile. Don't get me wrong--education is so important, and I do expect my children to take it very seriously. But come on. If you haven't woken your child up from school one morning and just said, "Today is our day. We're going to go do something fun, and you don't have to go to school!", you are missing out. Yes, it is best to pick a day where there are no tests or quizzes (which can be difficult) and where make up work will be minimal (there ARE those days, trust me). But I LOVE those days. Then again, I was the child who in high school would see how many more days I could miss before I was penalized, and if the end of the year was nearing and I still had some left, I would tell my mom I was staying home. And she didn't seem to mind. I was an A student, and she was a great mom. (And as an employee, I always showed up to work, so I didn't carry this habit over into the "real world".)
Yes, it is officially summer break for the Brewers, and we couldn't be happier about it. Sleeping in, hanging out at the pool, beach trips, picnics, lots of sunlight (which I, for one, love most about summer), watermelon, fresh veggies, grilling out, gardening, even a cruise to the Caribbean--I am looking forward to ALL of it!
The only continuing activities on the calendar for the next 2 1/2 months will be a cruise, a few more t-ball practices and games for Bennett, and the boys are starting a golf league this week. They will practice on Tuesdays and play on Thursdays, but none of this occurs until the evenings, so that is great. Oh, and Bennett will be taking swim lessons with Cole and Andrew at our pool in a few weeks. It is time he learned to swim, and I know I will rest a bit easier at the pool when I know he is swimming well.
So....maybe.......just maybe.......with a little more free time (who am I kidding, I seem to find a way to stay busy), maybe I will be able to keep up with my blog a lot better than I have been.
We'll see.
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Love the garden!
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