Last Day of School

I am in shock that today is the last day of school. How is it possible that Carli is entering fourth grade in the fall??!!

Today Carli's class had an event called "Coffee House". The room was arranged as an intimate cafe with shimmering candles on each desk. The kids were dressed in black and saucily snapped their fingers when they approved of something. Each student read poems and stories they had written throughout the year.

Carli wrote about meeting her sister for the first time. I immediately had tears in my eyes. Her piece was so heartwarming. It began like this: "She touched me with her warm, delicate hand when I saw her for the first time. I looked at her and knew she would be my sister. I touched that wonderful, little girl; the little girl that I was going to spend the rest of my life with!" How could you not cry, with an opening line like that?!

Carli is a gifted writer. She knows how to write with a unique voice and chooses emotional subject matter. Carli also had a great report card.