Ausborne Blog

Yesterday began like any other day, telling the kids to hurry up or they would be late, loads and loads of laundry, and a fabulous lunch date! (well, that was something untypical, but I had to mention it because it made the day that much better).
I was at the school to pick up the kids and as soon as Byron and David see me they start hauling to get to me. The closer they get I see that they are waving manilla envelopes in the air with huge smiles on their faces. They both start talking at once so I ask for one at a time. Byron sweetly tells David he can go first. “mom! I scored in the top 10% in the nation on the IOWA test in reading! Only one other fifth grader in the school got a certificate!”. I was stunned, I remember those tests. I always did well, but never that good! I yelled and hollered for David and then turned to Byron. He was grinning from ear to ear. “mom, I too scored in the top 10%, but not in reading. I got it in social studies, science, and total composite. There were no other third graders to get one “. Holy cow! I hollered again and couldn’t stop smiling:). The boys were so pleased with their results, I could see their chests bulging. I emailed josh and made a few proud mom phone calls.
We were still soaking in the boys euphoria when we noticed the time. It was 5:30 and we needed to leave by 6 to get to betsy’s award ceremony. Oh yeah, she entered a school reflections competition a few months ago. She took a gorgeous picture of some roses and turned it in. She won at her school level, won at the region level, and last night was the district level. We got to the district office and betsy looked so sweet. She admired everyone elses work and then said, “I still think mine will win.”. I told her anything was possible but I didn’t want her to get hurt. We sat down and they began their presentations. They announced that the winners would continue to compete at the state level and after that at the national level. Well, you guessed it, she won!!!!!!! She is off to state!
I just don’t know where these kids get it from. They are amazing! So much brighter and talented than I was at their age. So, I’m done bragging for this entry. Until next time:)