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Cindy's Blog - The Sound of Learning
Memories, moments, musings, maybe some news and events too.

A Not So Special, Special Night

One night I was walking down the road with my sons. It was your typical late August summer night. The weather was just starting to cool off, dogs were barking, and you could hear fans and air conditioners running in the windows.

This night was different though. It was quieter than most summer nights. As we walked along, I noticed there were no children playing in the yards. Then it dawned on me ... tomorrow was the first day of school.

All the children were in bed. Mothers and fathers would be up tending to last minute preparations. To some parents this would carry with it a special significance. This night would signal the end of their children at home. Some parents would be sending their kids to school for the first time.

Perhaps these parents would be thinking about the past 6 years. About the diapers, the terrible twos, and kindergarten. Maybe they would be day-dreaming of the changes that lay ahead. This indeed was a special night for some. To me it was just another evening with my sons. I too, had a son who was entering first grade ... first grade in home school. To me, it was just another late August night.

We slowed our pace a bit. There was no rush to get home. Tomorrow was just another day of learning and living together. I was thankful for the time and all the time to come with my sons.


© 1995 Dodd Dixon, homeschooling father and lawyer. Reprinted with permission.

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