This may be the beginning of a beautiful summer...
Another school year has ended. This always is a bittersweet time of year for me. Although I am starting my summer vacation - which is very exciting - I have to say goodbye to my family of first graders to do it. I call them my family because for an entire year we spend every week day together. We have to learn things about each other to not only make it through the year, but to have a great time together. I love every one of my first graders, and think of them as "my kids". I do special things for them throughout the year because they are so precious to me. It is hard when the school year ends and I must say goodbye. I will get a new group of kids in August, and we will again learn things about each other and start to have load of fun as well. It's just hard at first letting them go to move on. Now I am in my first week of vacation. Thursday was my first official full day off of work. I am very lucky to say that my wond...