Summer shuffle

The last few weeks of May were busy with end of school year/summer shuffle prep.  Testing, recognition ceremony, field trips, and school programs. OH MY! It was a whirlwind and there was a lot going on.  I mean, there was hardly a moment to breathe.  STAAR results came out and A. lovebug scored as well as were anticipating.  I find that she has so much test anxiety that I'm not as concerned with her test scores as I am about her daily work scores. Her daily work scores tell me so much more.  She ended the school year on the A Honor Roll and I am so proud of her!  She has had a rough year and she continued to thrive in spite of everything. She is an amazing girl. AND she promoted to fifth grade which she worked really hard for.  I'm glad that the school year is over and the summer vacation has begun.

Summertime brings the "summer shuffle" where we send one child off to the other parent and the other children come in to spend the summer down here.  We had to drove A to Dallas so she could fly out from there. We stayed at a hotel for the night and enjoyed breakfast at The Original Pancake House.  We arrived at the airport four hours early and A started her anxious pacing and worrying that she wasn't going to make it to the gate on time but it all worked out okay in the end! We met up with friends of Mr. Lovebug and had dinner and drinks at the Meddlesome Moth.  It was a bit fancier than we were expecting and not really kid friendly but it was nice to get together and chat.  It was the first time that I had met this particular friend.

The drive back to San Antonio was much quicker than the drive up to Dallas.  We arrived home just before 1 AM.  We were all tired and spent the day resting.  Now it's just hanging out and doing our thing until we go up to Austin to pick the other child.  Ahhhh, bless the summer shuffle and the opportunity to spend time together.

The summer will be busy but we'll have plenty of time for R & R.  I'm really looking forward to it.