Well, it's a done deal; Granddaughter #1 has officially graduated from high school.
It's been a busy week.
Monday night was awards night. Having attended many such events over the years, I got there an hour early, hoping to get a seat on the low bleachers. By the time the ceremony was over, I'd been there for almost three hours, and my behind was seriously tired of sitting.
#1's award was for academic achievement. She did not make the Top Ten list, but we are nonetheless proud of her. In the past 5 years, there have been some upheavals in her life that were beyond her control. She has attended three different schools, two of them all the way across the state. Yet, she has studied hard, participated in school activities, and cared for her younger siblings. She is kind, and thoughtful, and lovely. I could not be prouder of her.
When she goes off to college, it's going to wreck us all.
Tuesday night was baccalaureate night. Instead of going to the ceremony, The Husband and I babysat the Little Rotten Baby and Granddaughter #3. After a delicious dinner of frozen pizza and M&Ms, there was ukulele music - "The Wheels on the Bus" and "If You're Happy and You Know It" - in which the LRB enthusiastically participated and called for encore after encore.
Thursday night, we attended Granddaughter #2's band concert.
Last night was the big night: graduation. The ceremony was at 7. We arrived a little after 5:30, hoping to get a seat. The football stadium was PACKED. We were afraid that it would rain, but the rain held off until later in the night. It was a perfect evening.
Today, there's a graduation party at 2 p.m.
Whew.
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It has rained and rained this week (it's raining right now). I fear that our garden is drowning.
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