A Mother's right

As a mother we have lot's of rights....the right to run and play like my 5 year old, the right to cry because I stubbed my toe like my two year old or the right to sit on the floor and play dress up with the Barbies with my 7 year old. Today I am going to evoke a different right as a mother, I am going to try and express with words about beaming with pride.

Two or three months ago I received a letter home from school that almost caused my teeth fall out. Kaitlynn's Art teacher sent home a letter asking us to give our consent to allow her art work to be displayed in the education building for an entire year.

My first thought was what in the world did my seven year old produce that required recognition like this. We had to wait several weeks for it to be ready for viewing. About two weeks ago, we received a letter from the superintendent of schools letting us know it is now on display and the hours it can be viewed.

Today was the day we went to go see it. The building is actually a rather boring square box. When we walked inside we were greeted by a very sweet and understanding receptionist. There is a hallway that goes all the way around the building with offices on both sides. About every 4 feet on both sides of the hallway are matted, framed artwork from kids all over the county. My best guess says there were about a hundred framed pieces out of thousands of kids in the county.

Truthfully I was speechless to see all of the beautiful works of art and that my daughter was chosen to be one of these few. As we started our jaunt down the hall the receptionist reminded us to please be very quiet as people are working and we would not want them disturbed. What I did not know was how serious she was about that final comment.

As we rounded the second corner of the hall I hear Kaitlynn say, "I found it."

After taking a few pictures I looked over and realized Kaitlynn's art is right outside the superintendent's office and he was there. I know it sounds kind of hokey but everyday for the next year when he comes to work Kaitlynn's art will start his day off right. When we left I thanked the receptionist for allowing the interruption and left with a HUGE smile.

Below are the pictures of our venture today.

Thank you for allowing me to brag about my artist.

TTFN~