I've just decided to go ahead and write a brag post about my girls. I worry about sounding like one of "those parents," but really, the whole point of this blog is for them to be able to look back at our happy little lives when they were kids. If I get hit by a bus tomorrow, I'd like for them to be able to look back and know how proud I was of them.
Their school has a little awards ceremony on the finally day of the year, and we were lucky enough to still have Nanny with us to see them get their awards. Both girls got a certificate for making straight A's all year, and Audrey got her certificate for perfect attendance. Perfect attendance is a pretty funny award, in my opinion, and it was even funnier how badly she wanted to keep her streak alive all year. She actually had one day where she came home sick, but apparently the school didn't hold it against her. I guess she is just lucky to have such a strong constitution. I'm sure if she had given an acceptance speech, she would have thanked me and my ever-worsening germaphobia and militant hand-washing campaign, but alas, she had no such opportunity.
Lili received a special award called the Cor Mariae award, which goes to a well-rounded student who is close to Jesus and Mary and has set a good example for other students throughout the year. After the awards ceremony, Nanny said to me, "Aren't you proud of me for not jumping to my feet and cheering when they called her name? All I did was cry a little." Oh Nanny, what would we do without you?
I might have teared up a little, too, because I am ridiculously proud of you girls and the people you are becoming. It makes me so happy to see you rewarded for your hard work and your perseverance.
Speaking of perseverance, here is a little clip of Kateri, who has been working hard on learning to skip rope with a cheap dollar bin rope that is about a foot too long and keeps losing its handles:
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Allison Speier on
Vimeo.
