The End of an Era
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Social media sites are teeming this week with what feels like obligatory first day of school photos. Were I to paw through my photo albums (yes, I still have albums and indeed I recognize the photographs should be transferred to digital format), I'd uncover the obligatory first day of school photos I took of my children, standing in front of the house, smiling at their mother's urging. So, nothing new. For documentation purposes, here are the 8 grands on their first day... Jackson, 6th grade Beau, 4th grade Ethan, 4th grade and Millie, 8th grade Georgia, 3rd grade Sloane, 3rd grade I want to focus on these two guys, however. They are the end of the era for me--the end of the preschool years that began with my taking the Grands to Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes; transporting them to and from various preschools, experiencing the joy of pick up when they hollered, "Grandma!" and jumped into my arms as if I was the best thing they'd seen. Ever...