Here's To A New Beginning

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This old gal…

Loves the first day of school…little me…teacher me…mama me…over the years got to celebrate 53 of them…the thrill always the same…

New school shoes…pretty pink eraser…Dick and Jane…a snapshot before heading out…

Shiny polished floors…classroom theme…fun bulletin boards…greeting happy readers as they come through the door…

Character backpacks…fangirl folders…excited to see friends…a family photo with mom and her girls…

And now those ladies of mine…Big Sis welcoming college kids…Little Sis PE teacher extraordinaire…and Middle Sis…over there in Nebraska…working with UNL students…

The heart of mama me right there with them…because don’t we all deserve to enjoy the proverbial first day of school?..

A fresh start…a new beginning…fun…friends…and if you’re lucky…fancy new red patent leather shoes…

Of course we do…
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And those daughters of mine…agree…