Graduation Updates

Well, they did it. Both CJ and Case finished up their semesters with great gusto. CJ was thrilled when his Pre-K teachers gave out diplomas and was even more excited when he got a few presents for finishing Pre-K so strong. He is excited about moving on to kindergarten even though we have yet to decide on where. He was accepted into the private school we wanted him to go to. In fact, they loved him and called us the very afternoon he went in. (Sorry, I'm bragging...) However, after much discussion we decided we should at least try public school before committing to the time and money that the school requires. Plus, as much as we know that they do amazing projects around social justice, we are concerned by the lack of diversity there. For now, we are visiting two other schools and just trying to keep him excited about moving on. I think he feels better because he knows that next year Ceirnan will be attending the preschool so he'll still get to stop by.

As for the most exciting adventure, Case did it! He graduated. After all of his hard work, it was hard for me to keep it together. I do not think I have ever been more proud. I know how difficult it is to go to school with kids. I think it's even harder when you are the stay-at-home parent. He was up many nights trying to get homework done and spent many days trying to sneak in extra study time between all the daily car trips. He not only did it, he maintained a good GPA while balancing all of this. I am so excited that he now wants to pursue a Master's degree and knows that he truly is smart.

Thank you to everyone who helped out with Case's party and to everyone who sent cards and special thoughts. I just wanted his day to be the most special one ever and I think he would agree that it was.

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