{"id":515,"date":"2013-09-03T16:57:59","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.geraniumhomes.com\/blog\/?p=515"},"modified":"2013-09-20T18:49:31","modified_gmt":"2013-09-20T18:49:31","slug":"my-back-to-school-meanderings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geranium.com\/blog\/my-back-to-school-meanderings\/","title":{"rendered":"My Back To School Meanderings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This will be just a short post as we celebrate “Back to School.” It’s funny how as my kids get older, the back to school excitement and frenzy changes drastically. As my youngest heads off to college this year, it’s hard to believe how fast the time has flown by.
\nIt didn’t seem that long ago I was dropping my twins off to their first day of kindergarten. Now, instead of Super Hero backpacks and pink sparkly pencil cases, we’re shopping for laptop locks<\/a> and dorm room<\/a> accessories.
\nWhile there’s so many changes and exciting challenges ahead for all of us – there’s one thing I know with certainty:
\nAll I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten.<\/strong>
\nThank you Robert Fulghum<\/a> for this great life lesson:
\n\"Everything<\/a>
\nHere’s the full list:<\/span>
\nShare everything.
\nPlay fair.
\nDon’t hit people.
\nPut things back where you found them.
\nClean up your own mess.
\nDon’t take things that aren’t yours.
\nSay you’re sorry when you hurt somebody.
\nWash your hands before you eat.
\nFlush.
\nWarm cookies and cold milk are good for you.
\nLive a balanced life –
\nLearn some and think some
\nAnd draw and paint and sing and dance
\nAnd play and work everyday some.
\nTake a nap every afternoon.
\nWhen you go out into the world,
\nWatch out for traffic,
\nHold hands and stick together.
\nBe aware of wonder.<\/p>\n

Good luck to everyone heading back to school. With a special wish to all the moms out there, who share my sadness of knowing they’ve seen the end of the phonecalls from the highschool principal … Enjoy this time – because grandkids really aren’t that far away!<\/p>\n

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