On Monday morning I hit submit and as the google form went off to the internet realized that this was the first of the lasts. It was my last time registering Leighton for his Apex homeschool enrichment program. I had to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the grade list to select grade 12 for his 26/27 school year. In a little over a year on a Saturday morning he’ll walk across a stage in cap and gown and Clint and I will hand him his diploma and so this next year is going to be full of a number of lasts.
It’s crazy to think, I remember visiting preschools and getting him registered for his first year. I remember carrying him to his class the first day with his leg in a full cast because he broke his foot the day before preschool started. And he started at Apex his first grade year. I decided to wait on anything extra during kindergarten because figuring out homeschool was enough that first year, but come 1st grade we were ready to try Apex and he’s been part of their program ever since.
And so I sat for a few extra moments Monday morning and prayed for wisdom for him for this next year and the next steps. Prayed for moments along the way to celebrate the lasts and to remember the firsts and the many many moments in-between. And to remember that this is what we’ve been working towards since that middle of the night first breath and first cry. It’s going to be a good year, it’s going to be hard but it’s also going to be really good. I may just need a few tissues and hugs along the way.
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