Recently we've passed a number of milestones in our family: Willa, now
in Gr. 4, is no longer considered Primary in the school system; 11-year-old Milo
has begun school instruction on that uncomfortable health topic and as a result
is requiring much more frequent bathing; and Neva has had her braces removed and
is off to high school. All good indications of life moving forward as it should.
Of course, we aren't the only family facing big changes.
We were saying
goodbye to our neighbour's daughter, who was heading off to university across
the country. Bob said, rather dramatically, "Ah... and yet another rite of
passage: kids going off the university, never to return again."
Our
9-year-old daughter, Willa, responded sweetly, "Oh, they'll return!" Then more
pointedly, "With their dirty laundry in the trunk."
Happy
sweeping!
Kathleen Gunther
Editor, ContestHound.ca
