Another School Year Finished

School ended officially on a Wednesday. It was an optional day for both kids. Marshall stayed home, having already finished taking all of his exams. Livia went, because it was Field Day for her grade. The weather wasn’t entirely cooperative, offering up rain in the morning and clouds for most of the day. On the bright side, she didn’t have to wear sunscreen, which was fine by her.
Livia’s 8th-grade graduation was on the preceding Tuesday. For several days beforehand, I’d quietly sent out little prayers to the Universe (“Please, please, please let the girl win an award!”). She’d gotten it into her head that she had to win one. Her two older cousins each had, and so had her brother. But the competition was, as always, fierce. So many deserving kids, so few awards. When her name wasn’t called for Social Studies, I was slightly worried, because that was one of her best subjects. Then came the ELA awards. The principal announced a name that sounded perhaps like a mangled version of Livia’s, but I wasn’t sure until Livia stood up and headed toward the podium to collect her award. That’s when I finally let go of the breath I’d been holding for days. Whew!
To celebrate, we went out to dinner. Livia chose the local Japanese restaurant, where we stuffed ourselves with ramen, sushi, hibachi, and fried cheesecake. We spent a small fortune, but so it goes. Milestones gotta be properly celebrated.
I have slept in every day since school ended, and it has been fabulous.

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