I was sitting in the pick-up line watching the kids from Coronado getting ready to be picked up today. I have done this just about every day for the last three years....in just a few days I will make my last trip to the little school by the beach. My baby is going to middle school. She is thrilled, I am terrified.
I was watching the kindergarten and first grade heading for their cars, giving their teachers hugs and still so excited about school, even this close to the end of the year. I have watched Coach Heer high five every kid as they walk into school every day, I have heard about Mr Hardock and his art projects, Mrs Wright and her music and talent shows, reading counts and who has how many points, I have heard about dodgeball and school lunches and bee stings and my best friend is mad at me and so many other elementary school happenings.... I have chatted with teachers, media specialists, secretaries and janitors over the last three years. Mary Jo and I have joked and laughed and she has made sure I know the schedule for 3 years....What a wonderful school Coronado Beach Elementary has proven to be. I will miss the parents who can feel comfortable to say, "hey get my kid" and no one questions it...the comfort you only get from a small, happy school where everyone knows everyone..
I hear the principal is moving to Indian River Elementary in Edgewater, they will be lucky to have her, she is an advocate for the children, the teachers and the parents. From this point forward Coronado will share a leader with Chisolm Elementary. I hope that is not the writing on the wall that they will be closed in the future as a result of the disaster that is Florida schools. In the meantime I am certain that the teachers and staff there will rise to the occasion and continue to provide the wonderful and awesome experience to all children that my daughter experienced in her time there.
Goodbye Coronado, I will miss my mad dash there every afternoon....I will miss the rutted dirt road, the 15 mph speed limit, the flood every time it rains, the chattering child telling me about her day...I will miss it all and all of you. Thank you and God Bless!
I was sitting in the pick-up line watching the kids from Coronado getting ready to be picked up today. I have done this just about every day for the last three years....in just a few days I will make my last trip to the little school by the beach. My baby is going to middle school. She is thrilled, I am terrified.
There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony held on Monday, May 31st at 11am at the Edgewater/New Smyrna Beach Cemetery. The Cemetery is located at 700 S. Ridgewood Avenue in Edgewater. There will be a traditional Memorial Day ceremony, patriotic music and a flyover.
It is National Safe Boating Week. The Coast Guard Station in Ponce Inlet, located at 2999 N Peninsula Ave in New Smyrna Beach will be the site of an Open House on boating safety. The Open House is Tuesday, May 25th from 830am until 2pm. There will be life jacket demonstrations, a search and rescue operation using a Coast Guard Dolphin helicopter, tours of Coast Guard vessels and boating safety information. There will be a boat parade at 10am from Ponce Inlet south across to the Coast Guard Station. I would love to take my kids to this except for that pesky school thing we still have going on.....
Art Walk on Flagler Avenue this Saturday from 10am-5pm. Wine Walk will be held from 1pm-5pm at various locations along Flagler. Should be a nice weekend for some art and wine!
A friend of mine asked me to run by the Aqua Park in Edgewater today to get her a schedule for summer swim lessons....I said "what Aqua Park?" Much to my surprise there is an awesome pool right on Eaton Rd in Edgewater. I stopped by and chatted with the owner John, who is a terrific man with a beautiful facility. They have an indoor pool and an outdoor pool. They offer several sessions of swimming lessons for all ages. Eight lessons is $56.00, that is a deal. The Aqua Park also offers a summer swim league, private pool party rentals, water therapy, water aerobics classes, lap swimming and a whole lot more. You can give them a call at 386-428-5074 or stop by their facility at 600 Eaton Rd in Edgewater.
There will be a benefit for Amy Sue Root on Saturday at Beachside Tavern. The Tavern is located at 690 East Third Avenue in New Smyrna Beach. There will be entertainment and fun for the whole family!
Here are some things happening at our Marine Discovery Center. You may or may not know they have been raising funds to refurbish and repair "Discovery" the Center's pontoon boat. Amazingly enough through large and small donations they have raised 25,000 for this effort. You can read about it here. They still need help...my children and many of our local children have spent many hours on this boat and at the Marine Discovery Center....let's help them out.
What do you have planned for Mother's Day? Looking for brunch....Check out my friend & author Kathy Browning's great article on local restaurants featuring brunch this mother's day.
I was catching up on some of my favorite blogs and websites today and noticed one of my favorite organizers had a link to Whisker Graphics on her Facebook page. This is an old post from July of 2009 but it sure is relevant today. Can you think of 5 Good Things that happened today? How about everyday....try it. I challenged my kids in the car tonight to give me 5 good things that happened today...it was very quiet for a minute. They had to think.....hard..here we go:
This Friday, May 7th is Faith & Family night at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Game time is 7:05pm, you can get your tickets through Crossroads Christian Church for $10.00 and it includes a meal voucher. Contact Andy Ellingwood for more details. The church number is 386.427.3312.
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