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As school begins this week for all the year around schools in our area, I can only shake my head. Where oh where did the summer go?
My kids are a week and a half away from starting themselves and all back to school activities are in high gear. Yesterday we picked up books, lockers, id's and all sorts of stuff for high school. The kids have their schedules in place and a little bit of time to think about it. Oh cool, its a fresh start, the slate is clean! My son's competitive nature is taking hold. And my daughter who has her own brand of competitiveness appears up for the challenge.
As a mom (I'm so glad I'm done) I'm just proud of the kids for anticipating and making the effort it takes to do well and achieve. It's not easy. There's a huge group of really smart, diligent honor students and then there's an even larger group of kids who don't care. I'm proud of my kids who set their own course for success and go after it in their own ways, not worrying about what the others are doing. To me, that is the greatest lesson in schooling and will do so much to set them up for the rest of life. I'm definitely not one to ignore all the other things learned in school. The details of math and science, language and history may go away, but the character stays and the life lessons (though they may not see them at the time) will strengthen and grow.
Next week, our two middle school kids will be picking up their classes and information. A new dynamic and closeness will happen to them as they share this year in the same school. That will be fun to watch. I wonder if what they learn in school will be as memorable or as important as the memories of the time they share. And our youngest, still in grade school will for the first time be the only one from his family to attend there. He'll have his own school! We're anticipating he'll get the same teacher his oldest brother had the year he was born. She held him when he was a baby and will hold a piece of his future throughout the year.
So school is about to begin. It costs a fortune. But we'll muddle through because we too went to school to get a good job.....
Where oh where did the summer go?

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