Another May has come and gone, and I'd love to say it wasn't as exhausting as other "Mayhems", but that's not the case. I'm TIRED! We didn't pack in quite as much as we have in years passed, but some May events will always be around, like Boyen birthdays. I don't have profound words or meaningful advice. It was a challenging month, although filled with many wonderful memories. This year STAAR was pushed to May, since it will not be used as a promotion standard in 5th grade. That somehow was enough to change up the whole vibe of May at school. Normally I'm just planning the end of the year party and Promotion ceremony. Scrambling with my own Boyen Bunch to wrap the semester and grades has been its own challenge and we are all more than ready for summer. As usual, we start May with Lorelei's 14th birthday! We celebrated on her actual day, which fell on a Monday, which did not make her as happy as expected. She got up with me before school for h
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!