Typically September is a time of fresh beginnings,a new start, and what our family refers to as Blue Door days.
Banner year in the Sunflower Patch!!!
I love, love, love this picture of my daughter and I taken out in our sunflower patch yesterday. Today is the first day of her new year with this year’s “crop” of kindergarteners. Last year we began a tradition of harvesting a sunflower for her classroom – being sure to choose one that would tower over the heads of the tiny humans, giving the kids something to marvel at on the first day of their formal education and hopefully distracting them for any anxiety they may be feeling. Ms Forkner’s classroom door is indeed blue and welcomes kids and their parents with the exhortation to “watch me grow.”
Can I just say right here, right now, how incredibly busting-my-buttons, tear-in-my-eye, swelling-heart PROUD I am of this incredible young woman who was once a tiny human on my watch!!!
And then there’s my personal journey this September which this year, is an ending of sorts. At the risk of stating the altogether obvious, I’m taking a brief hiatus from my blog. During these final weeks before my manuscript is due, it’s all writing all the time–24/7. I’m pounding the drumbeat of work…rest…work…rest…work…
This too shall pass.
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hi Lorene and Hills, thanks for putting a smile on my face as I see this sweet photo. Sending good vibes to you as you juggle the work/rest/work/rest balance (rest, rest, more rest will come soon!)….deb
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That is such a cute idea and what a fun tradition!
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I really love you guys.
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Love this picture and the tradition! The “September beginnings” make me a bit nostalgic for my teaching days!