Yesterday afternoon was the Pet Sharing day for the 3rd graders, and Jack's teacher was nice enough to invite us to be a part of it, so long as it didn't rain. I am very thankful that the weather stayed nice enough to take him over to the school with our dog. :) When we arrived, all I heard was Jack's name in a very loud collective yell. It made me so happy! His friends came over and hugged him, everyone wanted to see his dog, and he spent about 20-30 minutes reconnecting with his good buddies. They got a kick out of the shirt he was wearing- one that I had him make as one of his end-of-the-year (fun) activities. It's the name and logo for a "company" that he and a couple of other friends made- the name has the first letter of each of the boys, and I only just learned that this is where the name came from a few days ago. Silly me!
I sat down with the dog, who was quite a hit with Jack's friends. One of the boys (who is going to the same school as Jack in the Fall), absolutely loved the dog. He stayed with us just about the whole time, petting her and saying how much he wished he had a dog like her. It was really cute. When time was up for the kids to line up and go back inside, Jack and I headed for the gate. Again, we heard a collective "Bye!" from his friends. I can't even tell you how glad I was that it was such a nice experience.
Just before we left to go there, however, I did get a phone call from the principal. I thought maybe he was calling to ask me not to bring Jack, since kids who are homeschooled are not allowed at any school functions (except where all family is invited). However, he was calling to inform me that a boy in Savannah's class called her a disgusting name (which later I found out was the C word), and that the boy was being suspended. Sucks for that boy, since today was the last day of school. Sigh. Oh well. I do see the irony that the principal had to call another parent earlier in the year to tell them about something Jack said to their son that led to him being suspended, and now this happens with Savannah. What amused me is that the principal called me on my cell phone, and then asked for me when I answered. I thought to myself "Uh, who the hell else would be answering MY cell phone??" The guy knows my voice. He's called me more times then any other man besides my husband has. :( Sadly, that's no joke.
Today being the last day of school, Savannah had her 5th Grade "Clap Out". This is where the 5th graders parade around the hallways of their school, and all of the other students and teachers clap as they walk by. (I happened to be there last year, as Jack was having a rough day and I pretty much spent the entire day with his class. It was emotional, even not having a child graduating yet!). This year, even though we were repeatedly told that the parents would be allowed in the doors at a certain time, and we would line the front halls to clap for the kids, we were kept outside. (That's not a huge deal, but better organization would have been nice!). I was able to get a great video of the kids coming out the front door, so that was neat. (I was just realizing that one of the kindergarten teachers, and Jack's speech therapist, were both holding a bouquet of flowers and leading the pack. I wonder if they're retiring this year? Hmm).
I walked back home, got Jack, and we went back to the school to wait for Savannah to finish her last day as a Safety Patrol guard. Jack was all over the place, which, you know I almost didn't give a crap about. He got to chat with some teachers, and hopefully had a chance to say goodbye to the friends who mattered most. I got to say goodbye to the Specials teachers, who I typically interacted with most this year anyway. I also got to say goodbye to the Speech Therapist, who found it amusing that Jack did so much better at home than he did at school- even with the weaning off medication. (He was one who thought the way the school handled Jack was wrong, but had his hands tied).
So now I think about where my kids will be in 3 months from now. Both in two very different places, and I'm not sure how any of us will adjust. We'll have to, so I guess there's that. I'm sort of on the verge of emotions I don't need to deal with right now, so maybe it's time for another glass of wine. LOL
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