Our little Mag Muffin is an official 1st Grade graduate...
I'd by lying if I said that this school year didn't begin with a lot of worry and concern.
Maguire thrives in so many aspects of life, but school education has never come easy.
At the first of the year, testing was done, and I had a pit in my stomach...
even though I was being told that she was too young to worry just yet,
I knew there was more going on than "she just needs to apply herself more".
After some inquiring, pushing, and crying (true story)
an amazing friend got us in touch with someone that could evaluate Mags.
Verdict - Dyslexia
Our darling niece was diagnosed just a year earlier and until then (and even after),
it was something I considered foreign.
Not so much anymore...
after Mags' diagnoses, I immersed myself in learning what that meant for my little girl.
Every kid is different...
but as I read,
it was the first time that I was able to put a name to characteristics that we had just labeled
"that's just our Mags".
It's been an incredible journey and (if possible) it's made Maguire an even brighter shining star to us.
I am so proud of her.
The entire year, she never wavered... not once
(everyone that worked with us would comment on "how remarkable her confidence was")
She would run up the steps to her tutors house...
She would come home after a day of testing and with a grin and a wrinkled nose would say
"I kinda did horrible"...
She would raise her hand to the questions and concede if she didn't really know the answer...
She would do her reading assignments every night with enthusiasm...
And she would relish in the time we took as a family outside of school to
race down a ski hill
swim like a fish
jump in a bounce house
or just be with us...
She is my so sweet and very special M
and I love her dearly.
Look out Grade 2... here she comes...
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