It really doesn't seem that awfully long ago that a newly three-year old Gracie was standing in my kitchen beaming ear to ear because she had written an "A" all by herself on the chalkboard.
This afternoon as she and a friend studied together over the phone, I heard Gracie say, "Ms. L. talked about that today, remember? Check your notes from class and I think you will find it in the part where she described how consolidation helped the railroads but before she talked about the industrialization of ...."
I had a moment of wonder at how quickly she is growing up. And I don't like it.
But, on a more positive note, man does this girl make us proud! She works so hard and is just doing a wonderful, wonderful job in fifth grade. Every test and project she brings home is sprinkled with things like, "Above and beyond, as usual!" and "Exceeds expectations!" and "You should feel so proud of yourself!"
This afternoon as she and a friend studied together over the phone, I heard Gracie say, "Ms. L. talked about that today, remember? Check your notes from class and I think you will find it in the part where she described how consolidation helped the railroads but before she talked about the industrialization of ...."
I had a moment of wonder at how quickly she is growing up. And I don't like it.
But, on a more positive note, man does this girl make us proud! She works so hard and is just doing a wonderful, wonderful job in fifth grade. Every test and project she brings home is sprinkled with things like, "Above and beyond, as usual!" and "Exceeds expectations!" and "You should feel so proud of yourself!"
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