Savannah's graduation

Hard to believe that Savannah's run at the Ashcroft School here in Turks & Caicos is over.

She has been there for almost 8 years, and regardless of whether we were to move or not, she would be moving on. The school has had its ups and downs, but it's been a consistent part of her life - and ours - for almost her entire existence.

She has nice memories of her time there, her teachers and friends. She got a good education and probably has a more expanded view of the world than she might have if she was in the US. I think in an odd way it also helped her get closer to her little sister as she looked after her at school. She's a bit sad about not moving on to the next school here in TCI with her friends, although several of them are leaving the island as well.

I've talked to her quite a bit about her new school. She'll be in the sixth grade there, which is the oldest class they offer. I think she will like being in that position for one more year, and we were actually a bit worried about her being in the 6th grade of a school that has grades 6-12 if we stayed here in TCI. PLus, she can walk there, and they offer a nice variety of extracurricular stuff.

So Savannah closes a major chapter in her life and gets ready to turn the page...along with the rest of us. As you can see from the video below, she seems ready: