Quote of the Day “For steady satisfaction, work on improving your worst days, rather than your best days.” – Kevin Kelly
Last Day of 9th and 7th Grades
Last Day of 6th Grade and 8th Grade, and Diamond Stud Earrings
Quote of the Day “If you want a thing done well, do it yourself.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
Last Day of Elementary and 7th
Quote of the Day “Be not simply good – be good for something.” – Henry David Thoreau
Last Day of 6th and 4th Grades at Mill Creek
Quote of the Day “Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” – Henry Ward Beecher
The Destruction of 1030 – Cool People Don’t Look at Demolitions
Quote of the Day “A sad day, but great memories and music were made that will live on!” – Me, in a text message to Randy, Marcia, Aaron, and Jennifer as the old 615 Music building was being demolished.
Moving Day – Our New Home in Summerlyn
Quote of the Day “There’s no hot water.” – Bo, on move-out day, once I realized that the hot water heater was not heating our water.
Last Day of Packing and the Too-Short Moving Truck
Quote of the Day “It’s not all going to fit.” – Traci, upon seeing the size of the moving truck when it pulled up. “It’s not all going to fit.” – Moving guy, after getting 3/4 of the truck packed
Final Friday
Quote of the Day “Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else.” – Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down The Bones
Last Day of 2nd and 4th Grades
Quote of the Day “Man On Cusp Of Having Fun Suddenly Remembers Every Single One Of His Responsibilities” – The Onion (referenced in Free to Focus, by Michael Hyatt).
Last Day of First and Third Grade
Gratitude: New granite desktop. Boys playing basketball, and wanting to fall asleep in our bed. The Pits: Today was a little bittersweet as the boys are no longer 1st and 3rd grader, and the knowledge that I’ll likely never be