Graduation/Pinning

Wednesday our DD graduated from LPN school: the ceremony is called Pinning.

She has really worked hard and her husband has been extremely supportive. And we are really proud of her.

After the ceremony I gave her a graduation card with a note that there is a gift that is coming from two of her brothers and their wives, my sister and her husband and us. Then I handed her a picture of the gift.

She had been so proud of herself that she hadn’t cried but this did it.

The gift was on it’s way Fed Ex and in fact, he tried to deliver it to her house while she was getting pinned: 9:30 am. So today she waited for him to come back with it. She waited and waited and waited. She was afraid to get into the shower for fear it would start raining when he came. She didn’t want to get dressed until she could shower so she waited. She cleaned and cooked while she waited. And he came, at 7 pm he and the package came.

And this is what he brought. A bright purple Dell. And she will need it as she begins work on her RN.

Celebrate Good Times

I don’t know about everyone else, but since I started this blog last October, I have tried to keep a camera with me at all times. So, when our great grandson was having his first birthday, who do you think forgot her camera? Well, that’s right. But our grandson was there with his so I asked him if he would email me his pictures and, of course he said yes. The birthday was 4/24/09 and I got the pictures 5/29/09 and only when he was told I wouldn’t get him some food from Olive Garden unless he had sent the pictures (that came from his mother, not me).

Anyway, here are three pictures from Skylar’s first birthday in April:


With Grandpa......

With mom and presents........

and outside with Big Boy toys. Notice that he “dressed down” after eating cake with lots of icing.

One month later came our granddaughter’s graduation: Skylar’s mother. Her parents and grandparents were very proud of her accomplishment. Notice that she graduated an honor student.

Here are her parents, Skylar and his father, all cheering with excitement at the big moment.

As a final celebration, DD, DSIL, DH and I spent the day, yesterday, driving to FL to eat at Red Lobster and shop. We have been planning this trip for two months to celebrate: 1) both guy’s birthdays in March, both gal’s achieving lifetime at Weight Watcher’s in April and now DGD’s graduation in May. We had a great time, ate well, and shopped in our favorite places: LQS’s for me, Bass Pro for DSIL, Books A Million for DH and Barnes and Nobel for DD. Then we came home, tired but happy: no pictures.

Today it is back to the old routine. With some luck I hope to have my black and white loaded on the frame this afternoon: have to piece the backing first but have a plan and most of it cut out so it shouldn’t take too long.