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Middle School, Round 2

Nextyearbothofourkidsaremakingabigtransitiontodifferentschools.Joshwillbeentering
thesixthgrade,andattendingShepherdMiddleSchool,whilehisoldersister,Kayla,willbea
FreshmanatShepherdHighSchool.Itsasiftheywerejuststartingoutintheearliestyearsof
elementaryschoolbutthenIblinkedandnowtheyaresuddenlyintheirtweensandteens.

LastnightJoshreachedafirstmilestoneinhismiddleschoolcareerwhenheandIattended
orientationforsixthgradersinsidetheauditorium.HavingattendedforKayla,theinformation
seemedveryfamiliarbutnolessscary.Lockers?Sixclasses?Advisory?Joshstwobiggest
concernswerefiguringouthowhislockercombinationworks,andfindinghiswayfromone
classtoanother.Iknowthathewillfigurebothjustfine,butwasremindedofhowanxiousIonce
feltaboutrememberingmyownlockercombinationsduringthetimethatIwasinmiddleschool
andhighschool.ItsbeentwentyyearssinceIgraduatedhighschool,andIstillhavedreams
aboutforgettingthecombinationtomylocker.
Forme,mykidsmoveintothemiddleandthehighschoolssignifythattheyareenteringtheBig
Leagues.ImnotsurewhatthecutoffisbetweentheBigLeaguesandthenotsobigleagues,
butIfirststartedtofeellikethingsweregettingseriouswhenKaylaenteredthefourthgrade.This
iswhenyoustartedhearingthephrase,wedothistogetthemreadyforthesixthgradeduring
parentteacherconferences.Lately,whenwevebeentoldthisithasbeenaboutJosh.
Gonearethedayswhenwecouldbebytheirsidesandguidethemwhenevertheyneeded
ittheyhavebeenincreasinglyontheirownforthelastfewyears.Itisliketheyvebothcrossed
somekindofline,andcannevergoback.Theyreyoungadultsnow,sotheonlyplacetheycan
gofromhereisadulthood,andImstilltryingtogetusedtothat.
Nextyearwillalsomarkanothermilestoneinourfamily:thefirstyearwherewewonthaveany
kidsintheelementaryschool.Thatwillchange,ofcourse,whenouryoungestElijahstarts
kindergarteninaboutfouryearsfromnow.
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