Last Day of School 2017

I feel like our last day of school just keeps getting earlier and earlier.  While it's great to be out before everyone else, it makes for some interesting weather for us.  On Thursday the 18th, just one day before school let out, we got hit with a snow storm.  In the morning it wasn't too bad, but as the day went on we definitely had some heavy snow periods.  Finn had a tummy ache that morning and ended up throwing up right as we were getting in the car, so at the drop off line I had him stay with me and Bree for a bit.  Unfortunately I had a visiting teaching appointment so I ended up bringing both of the kids with me and they player electronics while I visited.  After the visit I checked my email to see that there was a message from the school district saying that we could pick our kids up early from school due to the weather, if we wished.  I drove Finn over to the building and was dropping him off at school while there was a line of parents waiting to pick up their kids.  But I figured he needed to at least get into his classroom and clean out his desk and locker, just in case.  A couple of hours later there was a message that all kids that were not riding buses needed to be picked up by 3:15pm (half an hour early).  So, I headed back to school about 2:45 and found my kids watching the school talent show.  I grabbed them and sent them to their classrooms to gather their stuff and then their teachers gave them hugs and said goodbye.  Everyone was operating on the assumption that the last day of school would become a snow day.  

So, on May 19th when we woke up with no new additional snow (we had about 8 inches from the day before) and the roads were fairly clear, it was off to school--or now, just free babysitting.  I believemy boys watched way too many movies that last day because the teachers had cleared out their classrooms for the most part.   I had a few errands to get done, so it was nice to not have them with me, but I did go back to school towards the end of the day to pick up Finn's medication from the front office and to say one final goodbye to the health aide who has been taking care of Finn for the last two years.  She has found a new job, and so now I'm going to have to train someone else to handle Finn.  Anyway, I took her a thank you card and a small treat.

It was freezing cold, but the snow had stopped falling, so off to school we went.

See?  Clear roads, just very cold.

I couldn't get either of the boys to open their eyes wide in these pictures because they said the snow was too bright.

I went to Kai's class to get a picture of him with his teacher, but instead found his class had a sub--Mrs. ABC.  This particular sub is actually his real teacher's mother.  She subs all over the school, but was pretty much the only sub Kai ever had this whole school year since she steps in for her daughter whenever she has to leave.  So, I thought a picture with Mrs. ABC was well deserved.  Everyone loves her!

This was Finn's teacher for the 2nd half of the year.  She was not my favorite, at all.

This is Ms. Dawn.  Ms. Dawn gave Finn his enzymes for the last two years and called me over every tummy ache, bathroom accident, vomiting episode, button pop, you name it.  She took good care of Finn.  I will miss her!

Ms. Dawn wore many hats at school (health aide, but also secretary, recess monitor, etc.) In the morning her job was to man the doors on the west-side entrance which is where my kids get dropped off.  She would see my boys in the morning and always look out to make sure both of them were there.  If one was missing, my boys would tell me that she always noticed and asked.  They both felt loved by her.

This is Mrs. Roberts, Kai's Gifted Education teacher.  I love this lady!  When I asked her on the last day of school what to do with Kai over the summer, she said to let him read and have him help me cook in the kitchen to practice his math.  And to just have fun!  Honestly, that's really what Kai needs the most.

It's a tradition that on the last day of school the teachers line the exit and blow bubbles.  Finn was in bubble heaven!