I cannot believe this day has come and gone. It seems like just yesterday I was in the same chapel attending her preschool graduation. Yet, the final day of Grace's grade school career has passed.
I was scheduled to leave work early to attend the final award ceremony and celebration for the 8th grade class of 2014. That morning, my mom called with news that Grace had fallen off a desk. Apparently, she was taking stuff down off the walls and the desk she was standing on tipped over. She face planted to the ground.
With the fall, she bit through her lip. I talked to her on the phone and she was confident she was fine....just a little banged up. Her arm was hurting from the landing. She was going to ice it and I'd check it out at the awards ceremony.
I called the pediatrician and made an appointment for after school.... just incase.
At the ceremony, her arm was in a make shift sling with ice wrapped around it. It was swelling some so I decided to keep the appointment.
She received several awards including 4 years of honor roll. I was, and still am, extremely proud of her. I teared up when they cut her ribbon from the class pole. I still can't believe how much she has grown.
After the ceremony the 8th grade went through a farewell receiving line and congregated on the soccer field for one last class picture. All but 2 of her classmates have been together since kindergarten; the other two since third grade. I'm so proud of her entire class and it's been an honor to watch them grow and succeed together.
The final results from the doctor visit concluded with a broken arm. Grace has always made an impression and certainly created a memorable event by braking a bone on the last day of school. Leave it to Grace to go out with a bang!
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