We have 4 days of school left until summer vacation. 4 days left of elementary. 4 days left of the known. She’s been really positive about leaving North and heading to middle school. But then we had her big 5th grade field trip on Friday and being on this field trip we’ve talked about since the beginning of the year she has realized the end of 5th grade is here. And her stomach is hurting and her pulling is frequent. Breaks my heart. She was doing so well. But it’s just a valley.

I expect this summer to be full of peaks and valleys. To be honest, we have peaks and valleys in the course of every day. She has quiet days at home, swimming with no hair (it’s fine in a hotel-I wonder how she’ll do at our community pool), Llama Jamboree, College visits with Bubby, Conner Prairie camps, 4H Fair all ahead of her this summer, and possibly the largest transition of her life at the end of all of that.

But first, 4 last days of 5th grade. Tuesday holds Careers on wheels, Wednesday is Field Day (she hates field day LOL!), Thursday is awards day and walking the halls of North and Friday the kickball tourney and 5th grade party. It’s a fun filled week. Let’s pray she can enjoy it