Last Day

The last day and we get to add one more visiting animal to our list of pets brought in by the kids. Kimber and his mommy found this turtle on the road and brought it in the share with us. We did end up sitting him outside . He became a little stinky. :)

Today is a bitter sweet day. We have spent a year getting to know these little guys and teaching them while we play and today is our last day. Some of them will move on to kindergarten while others will return next year.

Dear Parents,

I give you back your child, the same child you confidently entrusted to my care last fall.

I give him back pounds heavier, inches taller, months wiser, more responsible,

and more mature then he was then.

Although he would have attained his growth in spite of me, it has been my pleasure

and privilege to watch his personality unfold day by day and marvel at this

splendid miracle of development.

I give him back reluctantly, for having spent nine months together in the narrow

confines of a crowded classroom, we have grown close, have become a part of each other,

and we shall always retain a little of each other.

Ten years from now if we met on the street, your child and I, a light will shine to our eyes,

a smile to our lips, and we shall feel the bond of understanding once more,

this bond we feel today.

We have lived, loved, laughed, played, studied, learned, and enriched our

lives together this year.

I wish it could go on indefinitely, but give him back I must.

Take care of him, for he is precious.

Remember that I shall always be interested in your child and his destiny,

wherever he goes, whatever he does, whoever he becomes.

His joys and sorrows I’ll be happy to share.

I shall always be his friend.

~Author Unknown~

I look forward to seeing what each child will do in the future. If there comes a time you have to " take away" something - make sure it isnt your child's faith in adults, their confidence or their spirit. No matter what we give kids, these are some of the most important there are.

I will not be blogging every day this summer but I will periodicially as I clean, purge and remodel our playrooms over the summer. I have never had this much time at home at one time. Randy and I are not traveling as much doing concerts this summer so I have a summer bucket list a mile long.

Thanks ... for letting us love your child.