Thankful: Day 13

We got out of school at 2:30 today! (Talk about THANKFUL!) I was able to work with other students to complete a quiz after class and still make it to school to pick up my kiddos! The best thing about this semester is that most weeks, I get to pick the kids up from school myself 4 times!

The hardest thing about school right now is the time and energy it takes away from my family, but I know it will all be worth it in the end. That is the reason I love picking them up from school. It is the time of day they are most excited to see me! When I wake them up in the morning, there isn't any excitement, but when I pick them up after a long day at school, they look at me like I am their favorite sight in the entire world!  Not only do they make me feel special, but I am the first person to hear about all the events of the day. I get to hear about recess and lunch and P.E./Music. I get to hear about the AR tests they took and trouble they got into. It's my favorite time of the day for sure.

Also, Zac took his 3rd AR test today. It was on a non-fiction book and it seems those tests are always a little bit harder because the questions are fact based instead of story based. I wasn't worried about him because he has made a 100% on the first two, but I was curious to see how this one would go. He made a 100% on this one too!  Now, I'm not saying he has arrived yet. I know he has a long way to go, but for now, I am EXTREMELY thankful that he is reading on level and comprehending what he is reading. This is something I thought would be a struggle when the school year started.

Mady is about 1/4th of the way through Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I love watching her fall in love with one of my favorite book series ever! I love that she loves to read; she makes me so happy!