Friday August 21

Tonight, dad gave the kiddos their Father's blessing before they head to school.

Dad works the next two days :(

They were beautiful blessings.

I love to hear each individual one.

Porter went first.

Dad talked about him being a protector.

A protector for Elsie, but for others as well.

Being a kind person and helpful.

He will have a great year!

I just know it.

He is excited about there being more recesses to go to and that he gets to eat lunch there.....not sure if he realizes he will be gone all day :(

But he will do just great!

In Elsie's blessing, he spoke about her being a light.

Being an inspiration to others.

Some things are hard for her, but she can do so much!

She will work hard and make this a great year :)

People will watch her and see what she is able to do and be in awe!

I know it!

Dad gave Cassi her blessing and talked about her sweet and bubbly personality, and how she is a leader.

People flock to her and she has a chance to lead others and be a good example.

Going into middle school is a scary thing!

You know if Lake Hazel was a High school, instead of a middle school, it would be a 5A High school!

That is huge for a middle school!

Massive!

Cassi does have so much to give, and I can't wait to see what she does in life!

Madi, oh Madi.......going into High School!

Oh man!

In her blessing, dad talked about the importance of knowledge.

And how High School is a great stepping stone in life, but that's all.

And she should not to get too caught up in what High School tries to be.

It is such a small little blurp in life......

She needs to focus on learning and enjoying life while she is there.

Madi is a good kid and she has always had a knack for learning......

I love to see her grow and become more.

So proud of her and excited to see what is in store for her.

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I took Cassi to the school for her 6th grade orientation.

I left her there and they had a big assembly and split up in groups to play some games and stuff.

She is excited :)

I came home and got started on the floors.

I got the last of the coats on!

Yay!

So we will just let it sit and harden until Monday or so :)

Very excited for this part to be done!!!!

Very very happy!

While I was doing the floors, dad took Madi to her Freshman orientation at the High School.

He stayed for the assembly, but then let Madi go with her friends to check the school out and find her locker and stuff.

When the girls got home they went to the Morgans to swim for a bit.

Then at 2, we met at the Edwards for Grahams birthday party and cake :)

Fun times.

Then it was time to get ready for the Mary Mac meet and greet.

I wanted to get there to talk to the principle about Elsie's teacher.

We pulled in the recourse room teacher as well.

We tried to see what could be done.

But there is only one aide assigned for the 3rd grade and there are three kids who need the aide.

So they put them all in the same class.

After talking for quite a while, and me shedding a few mama bear tears, I left with a plan that Maybe they could switch, but we wouldn't find out until after the first few days of school.

That is not what I wanted to do :(

Well, we took Port to meet his teacher, and get his stuff in his desk.

She seems really nice.

She is new this year, but a seasoned teacher.

She seems very nice and very organized.I am excited for him and this school year.

As I was leaving, I started thinking......

I talked to Elsie about the teacher she was assigned to.

I told her who was in the class with her.

And she said she wanted to go.

In order to move classes, we would be making the other two kids change classes as well.

And one of those kids had requested this specific teacher.

So I tried to put away all the things I thought would be bad.....and really thought about our options.

I called Dad, told him the situation.

We decided to give it a go.

I went and asked the recourse teacher what she personally thought would be best for Elsie.

She really thought this teacher would be good.

So I made all that fuss for nothing.

I am probably super annoying to the principle :(

I just want the best for Elsie.

I want someone to be on her team, to want her to succeed as much as her family wants her to.

She can do so much, she just needs her teacher to believe in her.

And who am I to judge whether or not this teacher isn't the one to do that???

So, with that, we went and saw her teacher and classroom.

She was so happy to be there, and her teacher was super excited about her.

I really hope it is a good year for her.

I will do everything I can to make sure it is!