end of school

Tomorrow is the last day of school.  It has been an amazing journey, midwifing this little class into the world of formal schooling.  They are as ready as they'll ever be.  We laughed, cried, and I rolled my eyes more times than I care to count.  Now the blessed summer stretches before me like a golden road.

Yesterday I dumped the contents of P.#2's backpack out on the table (see above).  Seems every day has been quite an adventure for my little soon - to - be second grader!  After extracting an open container of yogurt from the front pocket I relished the way she can really dig into life with both hands.

And tomorrow afternoon, I'm throwing that backpack in the trash.