I was going to title this blog Grads, but kept thinking of love. Lex and Ele had their 5th grade recognition last night. Yes, our girls are graduating 5th grade, Elementary school, moving on up.....Lex and Ele will be going to Middle School! Our girls won awards and I was so proud of them. To me though all the awards won didn't mean as much as (voted on by their classmates) Lex receiving most Honest and Ele most Dependable....says so much about their characters. Don't get me wrong their grade accomplishments, and Ele winning most beautiful handwriting (when she's a lefty!) meant a lot, but to know that their smart and beautiful, inside and out, and was something earned through respect is just special to me. I now have a tendency to look at things as joyous or humerus, not sappy or upsetting. I said tendency, not rule. Last night I did not have a tear in my eye, but at the end the kids were asked to hand out their appreciation gifts. Many childre...