Milestones

I have three children each laying down a new milestone this month.

Gianni began Kindergarten. Holding to tradition, I took a picture of him waking up on the morning of his first day, then one with his backpack on ready to leave the house. He is so social and excited about school that I have already had the teacher approach me on behavior issues. He is just too excited about making friends to pay attention and learn. Poor little dude got a lecture from mommy on day 2 of school.

Emily is entering Junior High. (7th Grade). Her school begins next week but she cannot wait to begin. I love her eagerness. She'll be taking her second year of Latin. "Benedic domine nos et hak toua dona qua de tua largitate sumus suteri per christum dominum nostrum. Amen" (A blessing for the meal) She says it very quickly. She must be hungry. She wants everyone to know she also knows the Lord's Prayer in Latin. You'll have to ask her to recite it to you.

Lastly, Madeline enters high school. Am I really that old now? Wasn't she just born? She really has an amazing young mind. Deep and moving poetry writing is a passion and I am amazed at it. She has her own blog where she posts them. www.littlemisspoet.tumblr.com She gets giddy whenever she has new readers.

A milestone (from the Latin milliarium) is one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road or boundary at intervals of one mile.

If I were placing marker signs for each one of my kids. They would say, in order,...........

"Pay attention to the teacher"............"Enjoy your youth, making the most of the gift of each day"..........."Believe in your beauty, inside and out".