Today's the "last day of school" in my 'hood and I am super-excited. Why? Because there's a big party for all the kids and all the parents. And I love it. I love celebrating something as a pack.
It's our third year attending and I look forward to it every year because every year I feel a bit more comfortable, I know a few more of the parents, and I have a tad more experience so I can help out the newbies. It's a time when the parents drink cold beers and discuss everything about the school year - past and upcoming, good and bad, gossipy and informative - while 30 kids have a massive water balloon fight and play at the park under a bunch of teenagered-supervision.
It's a backyard filled beyond capacity with relaxed people, delicious food and ample excitement. And I love it.
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Two hour water balloon filling initiative - we broke more than we filled, but we still managed about 70 total, and I have a balloon-tying-blister on my finger to prove it.
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