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Just Not Martha » A moment to brag….

Feb 20 2008

A moment to brag….

Published by Loretta at 12:06 am under Back to School, Kidrific!

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I am such a proud mommy. My 9 year old Lucas is in 3rd grade this year. He has never had it easy when it comes to school work. He is generally a C student at best. Learning to read was a day to day struggle for him, now he reads beautifully.

He has amazing determination. All his teachers adore him and say his strong point is his determination, he won’t take no for an answer, he won’t quit until he reaches his goal, and he has this fascinating ability to put puzzles together picture side down! But, he wanted more. He wanted so much to be on the honor roll like his big brother. First semester he brought home a report card of B’s and C’s and one A. He loved that A. Still not enough for Lucas, he wanted honor roll this year and he was determined to get it. So he worked even harder. And he DID IT. Lucas Xavier Oliver made the honor roll this semester.

I was admittedly in shock on report card day. He came busting through the door waving the envelope in his hand and proclaiming, “me first!” He was so excited, so proud. The only time I ever saw him so gleaming was the day he was awarded his purple belt in karate. A beautiful moment for my beautiful boy.

My boys continue to amaze me every single day with their strength, their courage, their minds and their hearts.

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10 responses so far

10 Responses to “A moment to brag….”

  1. Chrissieon 20 Feb 2008 at 12:13 am

    Congratulations to Lucas AND you (proud Mommy)! He is quite an amazing child :) Give him hugs for me!!

  2. Not Marthaon 20 Feb 2008 at 12:49 am

    Thanks :) I am still just in awe, I want to frame the report card and hang it on the wall!

  3. Arikaon 20 Feb 2008 at 5:59 am

    Aww great post! Congrats to Lucas and you.

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  4. allion 20 Feb 2008 at 7:39 am

    That’s awesome! Congratulations for meeting such an awesome goal!

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  5. Elizabethon 20 Feb 2008 at 10:38 am

    That is awesome! Congratulations Lucas!

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  6. Not Marthaon 20 Feb 2008 at 11:12 am

    Thanks :-) He’s gonna be so excited when he sees all these comments.

  7. AtomiK Kittenon 20 Feb 2008 at 3:16 pm

    Good job for him!! Hey try starfall.com with him or even funbrain.com. I taught my sons to read using starfall and to this day (one is in the 4th grade and the other 1st) they love it!

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  8. Not Marthaon 20 Feb 2008 at 6:24 pm

    Thanks :) My boys visit funbrain too, it’s one of the links the school gives out. Not sure if they’ve been to starfall, I’ll give it a peek!

  9. skeeton 21 Feb 2008 at 1:07 pm

    Congrats, Lucas! Hard work pays off. Getting that first Honor Roll shows that he can do it, so I know he’s going to keep working extra hard to do it again. Great going, Lucas!

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