I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenck's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirl under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived."
~Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Monday, December 14, 2009

Student of the month.

After the first few weeks when Ashlynn first started going to kindergarten we had parent teacher conferences.
Her teacher informed me that Ashlynn was the class social butterfly.
She also let me know that Ashlynn had missed out on about a weeks worth of recess because she couldn't stop talking long enough to get her work done.
And her teacher had to keep asking her to be quiet.
After that Anthony and I sat her down and talked to her about what was expected of her while in school, that she needs to do what her teacher asks her to do, and when is an appropriate time to chit chat.
Everyday after that I have reminded her before she got out of the car,
'No talking, get your work done',
and she's always come home with her work finished.

Today she was super excited when she got into the car. She handed me her back pack and told me to open it.

What did I find?

An award.
She is the Wild Cat student of the month,...
for following directions!

Ashlynn,
I am so proud of you.
I know that it is hard to be quiet sometimes.
I love you.
Love,
Mom

1 comments:

Elder Larkin said...

hahaha! I think you had the same problem when you were in school! I'm excited that she has made such inprovement! She looks so proud of herself, and she should be. Tell I'm proud of her too. :) I love you Ashlynn!