That's Where it Went!
Oh
how I love the final days of school, each day the
embodiment of what children envision what school
should be like everyday throughout the year. The field
trips and picnics, assemblies, games...fun, fun, fun.
There are treasures in store for Moms too! The
purchasing of the teacher's gift the light at the end
of the lunchbox tunnel, even if just temporary is
delightful. I especially enjoy the leisure with which
my days will begin over the next two months, extra
coffee, no nagging. Yes the final days of June are a
treasure for all.
Treasures
are coming home too! All of things I've been
scratching my head over the past 9 months are making a
magical appearance. Last week KJ's shoe wardrobe grew
by two pair. The space in my cutlery drawer where the
spoons belong is filled to over flowing with old
spoons, new spoons and I think spoons that belong in
somebody else's drawer. The Tupperware, plastic
graveyard is being resurrected with an influx of
matching containers and lids. The garbage is also
receiving it's fair share. I will wash cookie or
cracker crumbs, the mold that breeds on six month old
fruit cocktail juice...not so much. We lost a few good
travel mugs to science this year thanks to the high
school coffee, tea, cocoa drinking contingent.
Perhaps
my favourite thing to find it's way back home are the
pieces of clothing. The 'I have to have it' sweaters,
the 'where are your gym clothes?' shorts and t-shirts. I
even got back a few 'where the heck are your socks
going?' socks and a jacket that smells like locker and
unfinished homework mixed with the stench of fuzz
covered travel mugs. This week I found out just how
many hats were in E's 'where is your hat?' rotation from
November thru April...Seven! Seven hats that floated
in and out of our front door and eventually settled
one at a time into the bottom of a cubby at school.
There
is still one day of school left this year. I can't
wait to see what comes home ...maybe the gloves,
missing mittens and the mysterious missing snow pants.
I can only hope!
gratitude
is being spared the shopping trip to replace it all!
Gratitude, Hope and Smiles are meant to be shared,
Michelle
