Good news twice for the kids yesterday. First of all, their passports arrived in plenty of time for their trip next month to Jamaica - yay! DD has already started planning all the places she wants to go and all the visa stamps that she hopes will one day fill the pages of her book. Another step into the world of adulthood!
Second, it is an advantage sometimes that DD is very competitive with her brother. She is constantly comparing grades, how he does versus how she does in something, etc. Constantly. So as soon as the excitement over the passports died down a bit, she brings out this notebook and asks her brother how he did on the tests. My ears perk up because they aren't in the same classes and only share 1 or 2 teachers this year. Turns out Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) results were released yesterday. There are 5 sections of the OGT, and students must pass all 5 sections in order to graduate. Tests are administered every year to sophomores, and if you don't pass a section, there are opportunities to re-test at various times up until the summer after your original graduation date. Anyhow, BOTH KIDS PASSED ALL 5 SECTIONS THE FIRST TIME! We are ALL so happy! Between our district's track record - we tend to have the lowest pass rates in the county - and DS's handwriting - he should be a doctor! haha - I wasn't sure if they would pass all 5 sections in the first sitting. The tests are taken over 5 days - 1 section per day - and by Friday, I'm sure DS was sick of hearing me harp on him to be careful with his handwriting. He has failed or gotten low marks before on papers because the teacher couldn't read it. Not all the time, but when he feels pressured or is in a hurry, like on a timed test that determines whether you gradate or not! And DD had me a little worried when she would come home each day and say how easy the test was. I remember walking out of tests that I thought were easy and finding out later that I bombed, so I was hoping she was right. And she was. :-)
It's such a relief to have both the passports here and the tests passed. Each bring the kids one step closer to adulthood, to being off on their own and doing their own thing. It's definitely an exciting time!
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very nice
Hi! I came across your blog this evening and read through a few of your posts. I must say, keep on keeping on. As a former single parent of two kiddos (not twins) I can vaguely identify with all the stress. No two situations are alike so I'll not bore you by saying I understand. It's great to know that you are holding on to God for it all. I know that's the only way I've made it through. I'll be adding your blog to my reading list. :)
Thank you both. :-) I don't know how people who don't know God do it. If I didn't have Him to cling to, I would have lost it a long time ago!
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