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Monday, February 10, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
To Whom It May Concern
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To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for bringing me back to reality that we live in a
crazy world. A place where I was under the impression I had a voice that
mattered.
Recently we have been battling boundary issues with our
school district. As many of you know we
have three children in our elementary school system right now. When we purchased our home 8 years ago we
chose a home that was in an established neighborhood that SHES was built for.
In those 8 years we have made improvements to our home and to our family by
adding three more children into the mix. Never in my mind would I have thought
our family would be moving to a new school.
Nothing is official. But there isn’t much to hold on to. In
my mind, we are moving.
A little background… There were at one point 4 plans on the
board. The school board laid out goals to accomplish with each scenario one
being keeping neighborhoods together. One meeting laid out plans 1 and 2. The first plan had little parts of
neighborhoods picked a part, the second plan had a bigger neighborhood slated
to move. Putting it nicely, people were
not happy with these plans. At the next meting, plans 3 and 4 were introduced.
Enter blindside here.
I was in total shock that our area, the community SHES was
built for, was being targeted for moving schools. Plan 3, includes our home to
move to another school in our district. This plan has been the popular plan
ever since 1,2, and 4 were taken off, or maybe not, I don’t know (little confusing
depending on who you talk to) which is on, off, or in outer space at this
point. But, again 3 is still ON.
Quoted by a board member, all of our schools are of great
quality. I have to believe this even
though I have no contact, friendships, relationships, or anything built at this
new school. We will be uprooting a 3rd
grader, kindergartner, and possible pre-schooler to a new school with our
oldest adjusting to her own new adventure, called middle school. It’s not about
the school. Let me repeat…it’s not about the school.
I know it isn’t the end of the world. At this moment it seems like it.
I am past the royal pissed off stage in this fight to keep
our neighborhood in SHES. I say this but tomorrow could be different as the
board rolls out 2 more plans, in which I am thinking we will be a part of
both. I am coming to grips with the fact
my voice isn’t being heard, policies won’t be followed, and everyone will
continue to tell me, “no matter where your kids go, they will adjust”. (said no board member ever)
I have moved on to sad, hurt, helpless, and picked on part
of this fight to keep our neighborhood in SHES. No matter what happens, the
boundary issue will make people upset. I get this. However, at this point, it
is the politics behind it that is making me hurt for our kids, our
neighborhood, and our school, whichever one it will be. I am sad because the friendships with
teachers, community I know, and relationships I have with SHES will no longer
be there. SHES will no longer be my families school that we started when Gaby was
5 years old. It won’t be the school that my children completed milestones in. I
won’t be going to the same carnivals, back to school nights, and basket
auctions. It won’t be our HOME school.
Now it will be different.
This will not hurt my 6th grader. She will have her own
adventure and new start to focus on as she goes to the middle school.
My 3rd grader will not bounce back easily. Kids
are resilient. Yes. Kids are also creatures of habit. And to my 9 year old,
this is her school home, all she knows.
Kadyn has shed many tears as we talk about the change that will/could
take place. We are not staff or work for
the school; we have no choice where to take our kids. We cannot pick our
school. As many of you have followed Kadyn’s journey, you will know her IEP has
been 2 years in the making. Two years of developing relationships with people
that see your child more Monday- Friday then I do. She does not make friends easily nor is she
popular in school. She is just a kid
that does the best that she can each day that she is there.
My kindergartner is crazy. We were blessed that she entered
SHES as a peer for their preschool. She loves her teachers and speaks often of
them. Even though I do not want to move her, as kindergarten was tough enough
to adjust to, in my heart, I think she will soar wherever.
My heart is with SHES. It is the school that helped me
become the parent that I have become for good or bad. It has helped me build
relationships that I have. And it has sat the bar high for the next school we
attend. I will miss the teachers that I have grown to love. I will always speak
highly of them and their dedication to our Fluke children. To the teachers… I
owe so much to you! Each of my kids carries influences from each of their
teachers past and present.
But to whom it may concern… I have learned a lot of life
lessons from this experience. So, thank you?? My children will always be worth fighting for. Win or lose, I will make
the best of the situation. People really
do show true colors when change is on the rise. When stressed, I know who my
true friends are. I really do live in a
community that came together to fight for our “hood”. I am still super excited
to serve a school, no matter, what school, with this community. I am
gullible. (that’s not new, I just put
too much trust into people) I will not hold this against anyone, maybe at
first, but whatever. Most important lesson to learn, re-learn, and re-re-learn
again is that my child(ren) are not in my hands, teachers’ or school boards…. They
are in God’s hands.
I don’t yet know what my overall,”Ah-ha” lesson is to be
learned from this is. I can certainly guess though… see above paragraph. But
God’s got it and I can’t handle stressing over it any more. (it makes me
grumpy, head achs, teary and lose weight- well that last one is ok)
I would LOVE nothing more to go to the work session tomorrow
to find out there is a magical plan that doesn’t move families of plan 2 and
plan 3,3a, 3b or whatever we are calling it now. And I will still spend most of
tonight in prayer about this happening. (this is where I try to live in a
perfect world)
The best thing I can close with is if/when/ this change
comes I know their will be tears, there will be hurt feelings, and there will
be emotional times as we close out the year at SHES. I know we will be ok. I know my kids will
soar, thrive and I know I will build new
relationships. The past two weeks has
made me look at, sort through, and really think what is important. It has made us stronger.
Friday, February 7, 2014
Ahhh, Friday.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
more snow, more pictures...
Gaby kept trying to snowboard down our hill.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Prayers please
As I post our pictures from yesterday, I come with a heavy, anxious heart. I don't want to spill out details but if you can pray for our family and some changes that can be coming. I know, vague city. It isn't our health or medical issues.
We try our best as parents to make the best choices possible for our children and our family. And it is absolutely nerve wracking when others are in a position to make choices for your family and you can't do anything. It's beyond my control, beyond reason, and feels like you are being punished.
So, to my friends, how read this. Please pray for these changes. Pray for our family. And most of all, pray for my attitude and as it stinks right now. Once more comes out, I will be sure to update. But for know please be praying.
Onto the the things that make me smile...
Thanks for your prayers- I know God has a plan and I hope to understand it soon!
Monday, February 3, 2014
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