Mom's Retirement

My mom has been teaching my whole life... plus some. She has been in a teaching capacity since she graduated from Illinois State about 35 years ago. Mom is a special education teacher, so she doesn't have the typical classroom of 30 kids each year to instruct, she usually has an impact on a much larger number of kids each year, and follows them throughout the course of their schooling. She also works with high school aged kids, so you factor hormones into it all and I think you could consider the number of kids multiplied by at least two times. But the point of it all is, there are countless kids from the various places she has taught that she has helped over those 35 years.

After all that time in education, mom has decided to take her forever break and begin retirement. Her school held a little retirement party that we were able to take the girls to and celebrate her time as an educator.

Little girls in their dragon dresses! 

We are so proud of all the time and work mom has put into helping kids over the years. The reality is, that just because you retire from education, it doesn't mean you retire from helping kids. Although mom may not have to get up and head into a school every day, she will surely still find opportunities to help people. It's a part of what makes her the great person and mother that she is. We love you, Mom & Mimi, and wish you the best as you begin your newest life adventure!