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Every day after school I help Ashlyn practice her spelling words.

Practice...

Practice...

Practice...

It's not something that she necessarily enjoys.

She'd much rather be playing outside!

I think she has finally grasped the reasoning for all that practicing,

because today she brought home a spelling test

that proudly displays an 18/18 and a TERRIFIC!

Not only did she spell all 18 spelling words correctly,

she spelled all 5 challenge words correctly!

And not only did she spell all of the words correctly,

she also got 19/19 on the dictation section!

She was SO proud of herself - beyond ECSTATIC! As was I!

I was seriously speechless and after we jumped up and down,

I actually fainted onto the floor!

When I finally pulled myself up off the floor,

we went to Sonic to celebrate a job well done!

She and Gavin got Sonic Blasts - Reeces and Oreo.

I got a raspberry ice tea - my fav!

It's great being a little brother (and Mom) that gets to benefit

from such a great accomplishment!

This one's going to be put on display for sure! Loud and proud!