PB asked me to sing and snuggle with her tonight. It happens less and less often as our lives get busier and busier. I cherish these moments, but all too often don't make enough time for them.
Tonight however, I made time. We stayed up a 1/2 hour after bedtime. She requested a lullaby. As I curled up next to her, I noticed the bright, fullish moon.
"Wow, that's a beautiful full moon."
Um, hello. Who are you and where is my eight year old child?
I called CG from the hallway and asked her to repeat what she just said. You could see the geek in CG preen. Heh! Obviously, my grade school education was inferior. Gibbous Waxing? Wuh?
Then it was Li'l Man's turn. He requested Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Easy enough. We sang in his bed and made the little hand motions I taught him as a toddler. We get to this part:
"Like a diamond in the sky."
Li'l Man sings, "Like a diamond or a rhombus in the sky."
People, I shit you not. These were just two reminders of many that my kids are the upgraded versions of me on the same day Eldest was asking about
"predicate nominatives."
Errr, I admitted I could not remember. Yes, people, I may have gotten a perfect "5" on the AP English & Literature test, but my friends, as the old saying goes, if you don't use it, you lose it, is most definitely true. Yep, just check out the litany of syntax, grammatical, and spelling mistakes that occur daily on my blog from sheer laziness. The computer age and spell check has been bad for my English-ishness as well as my literary side. Heh! Still wordy though.
So back to the kids. Doode, can I just say that our kids' schools rocks?
They are just stuffing their little heads with tidbits. As CG says, my heart was all twitterpated. I know we are lucky. With a PTA that starts the school year before doing one fundraiser with $100,000 in the bank in which every dollar goes either straight to the classrooms or some enrichment program, we are blessed.
With a school with amazing parent participation, the kids are so fortunate. Teachers and staff are outstanding. At curriculum night tonight, the teachers were so eager that they literally mentioned they had goosebumps and rubbed their arms. They were fired up and so enthusiastic.
I just can't say enough especially when we usually hear so much negativity about U.S. education.
I know all schools and all districts are not created equally. I worked inner-city Oakland classrooms to know the difference. We tolerated a sub-par school in California at which time I was PTA president trying to make it better, but which eventually initiated our move out of state and away from family. Education is that important to us.
I am just glad we made the decision to leave California and parlay our home equity at the right time to be in this school district and community.
I wish every child was so lucky.
I know I talk conservative on this blog, but you will never, ever hear me say we spend enough on education.
Children are our jewels. They are our investments. They are our future. Spend away on education. Raise taxes for education. You won't hear a peep out of this Republican.
Every child should be as lucky, as entitled, as my children to the best education the American dollar can buy as should they have schools where every parent, whether working or at home, plays a part and finds a way to be involved.
Okay, now I'm off with my glass of wine to hum Twinkle, Twinkle and gaze at the moon--the Gibbous Waning moon--on the patio.
Good night, my friends.
