June brings strawberries, first trips to the beach for the season, the end of the school year and birthdays. It is a busy time at the Lynch household. The end of the school year was rather climatic for us....Mia ended her second year of preschool and will be headed off to kindergarten in september. She handled the end of preschool with many tears. She loved it at the Huot Child Development Center. She grew by leaps and bounds and is entering kindergarten above grade level. We know she'll do great at Woodland Heights, but she is nervous. I understand that feeling. As a child, I always had mixed emotions about growing up. (understatement of the year!)
Benjamin finished his year at daycare and is talking up a storm (finally!) and if we can find success in potty training he'll start preschool at our beloved Huot Child Development Center in September. I will be lucky to visit him everyday during my prep period.
As for me, well, sometimes I feel reluctant to talk about my work on my blog. I prefer to talk about the domestic sphere of my life. However, the end of the school year brought some exciting changes. My principal decided to restructure departments. He created a Humanities Department consisting of English, Social Studies and Modern Languages, he also created a STEM department (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). In doing so, he posted openings for department heads in those "new" departments. In thinking about my career, and where I'd like to go in Education, I applied. I am happy to report that I am one of the Department Heads of the Humanities Department at LHS! Hooray for me! I am looking forward to having more leadership exposure next year, and I realize that with greater responsibilities comes greater demands. I am up to the challenge!
School is out now and I just celebrated my 31st birthday. I was gifted a nasty virus complete with fever, aches and chills. I am tired and worn down....but am resting up for a full weekend of wedding celebrations for good (dear) friends. The summer holds some professional development time for me, some family escaping time, some gardening and some relaxing at the lake. The fall will bring great changes for us and we all move into our new roles: department head, kindergartner and preschooler. I'm trying to savor this summer with all I have. I know it will go by fast.
~Strawberries at the beach! Look at the juice running down his arm!~
~Strawberry grins!~
~Cheerful day-laborers picking the strawberry bounty!~
I know some of you readers (hello!) have missed my updates...I'll try to be better. Honestly, I was in a blog funk...but I am coming out of it...I promise....soon enough everyone will be sick of seeing so many pictures of Mia & Benji and of my flowers! Off to wash the sheets from my sick bed...cheers to summer!
