The Last Day of School
Nearly 8 months ago I wrote these words and I can still feel the emotions that accompanied them. "I laid in the dark, early morning hours this morning knowing that in a few hours my kiddos would walk into school. Tru, for the first time in six months, Fletcher for the first time. And there have been so many emotions to fill this day. " The emotions hit different today. Joy. Relief. Gratitude. Amazement. Eight months ago, I thought there was no way we'd make it to this day. Heck, I wasn't sure we'd make it past the first month. But we did.. and then one turned in to two, fall turned to winter, 100 days passed and now the last day. So here we are. The conclusion of another year. Backpacks came home ,just like they always do, filled with a years worth of work and learning, snacks that should have been tossed long ago and (a new addition this year) an abandoned mask or two. But it pretty much looks the same. And credit to parents and educators alike for