The School Year That Will Not Die

Most of our friends from other parts of the globe have already had:
a trip to the beach,
a week with Mickey Mouse,
17 days at the pool,
and 3 Vacation Bible Schools.

We, however, are still rising with the chickens, putting on real shoes, packing a lunch, and going to SCHOOL!

Thank the Lord... it ends this week.

I'm not sure I'm ready to be the sole form of entertainment for the boy.

But I am tired of the school-year routine. And I know he is.


In typical end-of-the-year fashion, the school had Awards Day last week.

Warning: Bragging momma approaching.

Here's the principal giving him the Stellar Reading Award.
(Sorry for the yucky pic... my camera hates being indoors and far away.)


That's for reading 1,115,042 words during the school year. (I want to know who counted.) That's 97 books and 403 RC points.

It may not mean a lot to some of you, but it meant the world to this boy... and his bragging momma. He ended the year reading on an 8th Grade level.

Here's the Gold Award for reading.



And the award for finishing 2nd in the school for RC Points.



You go baby!

He also received an award for "Outstanding Achievement" in PE.

When his daddy called to find out how it all went that day, he (the daddy) was ecstatic and very proud.

He said, "We all know he gets his reading ability from his momma. He gets those PE skills from me!"

Amen.