Nicki is going to spend 'a month and a week' (to use her words) in Texas this summer and is REALLY looking forward to it. In school... she has to write in her journal and so I was looking over it and found it really interesting (and kind of emotional) at the same time... so I thought I'd post it...
I will 'translate' for you... she wrote very lightly, so even though I tried to darken it when scanning, it still is very hard to read... here it is: "When I lived in Texas, every Wednesday I would go to zoo school. At zoo school I learned about animals. All my grandparents live in Texas. I miss Texas. The Fort Worth Zoo is my favorite thing in Fort Worth. I miss my grandparents. I miss Texas. I want to live there." So, I'm so happy that she's going to get to spend so much time in Texas this summer with all her grandparents. It's going to be soooo very hard for me, especially, because I don't get out of the house much... and I will miss her very, very much... but I'm so thankful that her grandparents are not only CAPABLE of having her for this extended period of time, but that they WANT to have her for this amount of time... AND that family is important enough to Nicki that she wants to go... I don't know how much longer she will want to spend her summers with her grandparents... As kids grow older and want to spend more and more time with their friends... family tends to get 'pushed aside' until the kid matures enough to realize the importance of family. I'm really glad that she's able to express herself through writing. That's a great thing to be able to do! She said she was able to get her 'Texas worries and sadness' out of her! This girl is growing up so fast... When I blink, it seems like another year has passed.... wow... being a parent is so rewarding... yet sad at times... but worth EVERY single second! :-)
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Awwww (((HUGS)))
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