And, that was fast!

To this “big” girl who can tie her own shoes, add and subtract, r-e-a-d, and nearly drive herself to school. At least she thinks she could do that if the opportunity arose. {The problem is that her car only goes 2.5 miles per hour, so she would need to leave somewhere around 3:00 AM to get there on time}.

Surely she’s not this old. Wait a minute… surely I’m not this old. I can handle kindergarten. But, first-grade? That’s starting to sound serious.

Of course, upon the last day of my firstborn’s kindergarten year I feel a mixture of emotions. She had a great year, a sweet teacher, and made good friends. And, I’m so thankful for that. But, part of me is so sad that this year has flown by. Kindergarten is such a milestone year, and I hear from everyone that things only pick up speed from here. I wanted to savor this special year, and I’m not sure I slowed down long enough to do that very well. It feels like we just went on the pumpkin patch field trip yesterday and now we’re done??

How can this be?

But, also. 

Upon this last day of school… there’s this other part of me that is wondering what we will do with everyone home every day this summer. That part of me feels a little bit like this:

{She was shocked to learn that school stopped during the summer months}. 

So, here’s to celebrating the close of another school year and the start of summer 2013. Ready or not, here it is!

 “This is the day the Eternal God has made; let us celebrate and be happy today.”

{Psalm 118:24, The Voice}