HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY HOME

FINALLY, the third marking period of the 2007-2008 school year has come to an end. I am not sorry to see the last term end as it brought with it much drama, tears, arguments & life lessons that are always hard to learn. I am not certain I truly thought we would see a happy ending to the term, BUT WE DID!!!

Both kids made the "A" honor roll, which is certainly terrific, but more importantly Beachboy learned just how important organization is when it comes to his life at school and his life at home. I think even he was shocked that he managed to pull up two fairly miserable grades by working hard and being "present" in his life at school. He really pulled it off, and I am just so proud of him! Beachgirl didn't have quite so far to go this marking period, but she has grown from a solid B student early in the school year to a solid A student by the third marking period. She has taken a little longer to "get" how important it is to do your best, but the amazing thing about her is that she felt such a sense of internal pride - what her dad and I thought were secondary to how proud she was of herself for improving just so much. She definitely has a genuine love for learning and what an amazing opportunity it has been to watch her grow.

Beachdad surprised everyone by coming home with a double chocolate cake that said "super job kids!!" That was a great treat for everyone, and how cool that daddy thought of it all on his own!

Today was a GREAT DAY!