We're DONE!

Yesterday marked the last day of school for the girls!  They are SOOOO (can not emphasize that enough) excited to be done!!  I guess, if I were to be truly honest, I'm pretty excited too.  It has definitely been a year of challenges, no one expected to have to do school in my bedroom!  But, I think we all met each challenge head-on and found a way to make the best out of a not-so-easy situation!  

The girls had a GREAT year and each of them grew by leaps and bounds in different ways. Yesterday we had Ms. Nason, Hannah's kindergarten teacher come and do our portfolio review. Bascially, she comes and looks over all the things we did all year and determines whether or not the girls made adequate progress.  Then, she writes a letter to that affect and it gets sent to the school department for their files...that's it.  She was SO impressed with how much the girls learned this year.  She was especially impressed with Hannah's progress.  Now, remember, she had Hannah in kindergarten last year, which was not necessarily an easy year for her...she did well, but if you know Hannah, you know they faced some issues.  So, the first thing Ms. Nason asked to see was Hannah's handwriting (she struggled with it last year).  Her jaw dropped!! Hannah has the most beautiful cursive handwriting, especially when you consider the fact that she's only in first grade!  Ms. Nason spent some time congratulating the girls on a job well done and told them they graduated to the next grade...the girls' faces were priceless!

All of Ms. Nason's positive comments and the fact that she was so impressed with what we accomplished really made us ALL feel good!

So now, we have a 2nd grader and a 5th grader in our house!  Hard to believe!!  And, for those that may be curious, and even for those who could care less, we ARE homeschooling again next year.  We have just seen far too many improvements academically and emotionally in both of the girls to stop now!  We are definitely looking forward to the summer and the list of fun activities the girls came up with, but we are also looking forward to next year and the possibilities that are ahead with a mom who is not flat on her back!!!

I do just want to take a moment and thank those of you who have been SO amazingly supportive of our decision to homeschool, you know who you are!  If it wasn't for your constant support, I don't think we would have made it through this year with the progress and success we had...especially when you consider all of the obstacles we encountered.  I am truly grateful for your prayers and support, it meant/means the world to me!!!