I cannot believe that this school year is almost over.  We are currently planning for eighth grade graduation at the school where I teach.  It's going to be bittersweet saying goodbye to my students whom I have taught for the past two years.  It's a very exciting time for them as they prepare to embark on new adventures in high school in the Fall.     My boys are also wrapping up the school year.  Next year, my oldest will be graduating from the eighth grade and my younger one will be in the fifth grade.  It's amazing how quickly time passes and how wonderful it is to experience these milestones with them as their mother.       Another exciting event that is coming up is that my husband and I will be going away for the first romantic weekend without kids in over 13 years.  It has been difficult coordinating a getaway like this one over the years due to parenthood and, in the past two years, due to my younger son's … [Read more...]