He is ready...

He is ready....

He has grown in so many ways in the last year, 

I've seen him face some fears, he is bold and wanting to try new things, 

he's is assertive, kind and soft-hearted.

He's been through a lot in these last few years...so much!

Type 1 diabetes has not stopped this boy...

 through it all he is stronger, braver, and I believe smarter.

 Carson is a wonderful little boy and he's ready for Kindergarten.

My 2nd grandchild is starting kindergarten today

Seems like only yesterday he was itty-bitty

snuggled in my arms...so sweet.

Then I blinked...

and he grew into this handsome little guy

A short visit and hug the night before kindergarten.

 I will continue to pray for you everyday Carson, 

that kids will be kind, your teachers patient, and for your school to be secure.

But most of all that God will protect you and keep you safe as you go about your days.

You are ready big guy... now go show the world !

photo by Carson's mamma

I found this sweet poem when my first grandchild went off to kindergarten

I will share it again with the same mamma.... it never gets easier.

 I sent this to my daughter this morning,

I knew it would be hard to see her "baby", little buddy and side kick go off to school
so I wanted to encourage her with this sweet devotion,
"First day of Kindergarten"

She is ready...

My first grandchild started Kindergarten today.....

Seems like only yesterday she was itty-bitty

snuggling in my arms...so sweet

Then she grew some more and it took a little coercing to

 get her to sit still for a photo.

Now she's older and always has a hug for grandma....

my sweet girl the night before kindergarten

I sent this to my daughter the this morning,
I knew it would be hard to see her little one go off to school
so I wanted to encourage her with this sweet devotion,
"First day of Kindergarten"

And so it begins... she is ready!   (photo compliments of Brianna L.)

Love was her guide

How many of you remember your Kindergarten teacher? 

 I do,

 her name was Mrs. Peck and I remember her like yesterday.

 Maybe it's because she was my first teacher, and she was so nice, 

not mean like some other teachers I had in elementary school. 

She made school fun!

I still remember Mrs Peck as if I were that little 5 year old. 

I also Remember that she was "really old" (in my 5 yr old eyes)

As I read her obituary today, Rick and I did the math, 

she was only 54 when I had her as a teacher...two years older than I am now.

But she really looked old, with her short permed gray hair!

Flavia Peck 

Of course now I know she was YOUNG, very young and she lived another  45 years 

before her death on Saturday.

She was 99 years old, 1 month shy of her 100th birthday.

RIP Mrs. Peck, you touch many lives!

Love was her guide and kindness was her creed.

(From the obituary)

What do you remember about your kindergarten teacher?

Back in the day

I was out to mom & dad's a few weeks ago and thought it would be fun to take a few pictures of the homestead and it's surroundings...in otherwords, my old stomping grounds

I grew up in the house my parents still live in

Coming in the back way, down the old...

"cowpath",

or atleast that's what it used to look like back in the day.

This little road used to be a dirt path with two ruts where the

tires of the cars wore-away the grass.

Neighborhood playground...yep that's our yard ,

its where all the football games, war games, hide and seeks and lots of

crazy neighbors kids gathered to ....play

Back in the day when kids REALLY played!

Like on this hill, the old cow pasture...

yes there really were cows up there...back in the day,

and we used to sled on this hill in the winter.

There was no road on that hill and NO houses up there on that hill, only cows...

and cowpies.

This is where we used to snowmobile with our friends...

Now it's Hwy 52 south.
This was our playground ...back in the day, back when there was no road,

only trees and open space...to play.

On the right hand side of this picture there used to be a dirt-worn path where us kids used to walk to the "little store" to buy us some candy. It wasnt quite a mile from home..we walked, and we liked it. That road (on the left) used to be Hwy 52 south. Now it's known as Marion Road

The Little store used to be littler

We walked to school...a small, sort of country school.

Not far from our house.

But this was the first...and REAL country school. Some of the older neighbor kids went to this school, the 1st BURR OAK.

It still sits to the left of the newer Burr Oak school (the one I went to )

The only times I went in this school was to turn in my Gopher feet and tails for cash,

That's how we made money...back in the day. We trapped gophers.

Then there's the old ball field... my favorite place to be in the summer. I was the only girl to play on the all boy team. I loved playing ball at this field, I remember the night Mike Mielke put a window out in the old white school house....HOMERUN !!!