Some things about the last day of school looked nothing the same. In order to get all of the kids supplies from school we had to join a drive-line at a specific time. When we got to the front of the line, we put on our masks, say the students' names, then receive a big black garbage bag with their stuff in it-everything from work books, to art projects, to locker supplies. It felt like a very unceremonious way to end the very bizarre school year.
Some things were the same though, we ended up with almost all of the neighbor kids here for a huge party in the afternoon. It was completely spontaneous gathering. I decided to play nice and bring cookies to all the new neighborhood friends. (It only took a global pandemic to get these backyard neighbor kids to play together!)
It took me awhile to figure out what they were playing, but it turned out to be steal the flag. We had kids running circles around the house. We were surrounded!
Finally at the end of the day I made my kids pause long enough to snap one final end-of-the-year school picture. They have all grown up so much this year. It will be very, very interesting to see what next year brings.
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