I knew it had been a while since I had written, but I didn't realize how long it had been. Time has gone and there is no way of calling it back. Life has been up and down, happy and sad, trials and joys, no two days ever being the same, while time has kept going on.
There have been many downs, but this evening I would like to concentrate on the ups of the past few months.
One of the up days was my oldest granddaughter and my oldest grandson's graduation on June 4. It was a very emotional day, and filled with love and joy. I was so proud of T. He is so smart and has worked so hard to achieve the honors he has. T wore a blue cap and gown, but he also wore a special overlay honoring him as being among the top 5% of his graduating class, and 5 ropes of different colors, each one representing a scholarship he had been offered. As proud of him as I was, I couldn't help but note how he had surrounded himself with friends of the same caliber. Most of his friends that I knew also received additional honors such as scholarships or being in the top 5 of 10% of their class. E wore a white cap and gown, and although she did not wear the honors that T did, I was just as proud of her for her accomplishments, for to reach her goals she had to work even harder than T to make up classes, study, finish extra packets and overcome learning challenges that make it harder for her to keep up and perform as she would like to. I gave T a gold and silver watch, and E a string of multi-colored pastel pearls. Of course the most important person there for E was a 7 month old little girl and her parents who were just as proud of E as I was. E was able to meet with her daughter and the adoptive parents without anyone else but W and I knowing what was taking her so long to join the rest of the family for pictures. I was also so proud of E's boyfriend W. He also graduated in the to 10% and had a scholarship to the University of Utah he can use when he is ready.
**Note: This post was written back in July, but never posted because I got called away and never finishes it. I am still proud of E and T so I am choosing to post it now anyway- finished or not.
There have been many downs, but this evening I would like to concentrate on the ups of the past few months.
One of the up days was my oldest granddaughter and my oldest grandson's graduation on June 4. It was a very emotional day, and filled with love and joy. I was so proud of T. He is so smart and has worked so hard to achieve the honors he has. T wore a blue cap and gown, but he also wore a special overlay honoring him as being among the top 5% of his graduating class, and 5 ropes of different colors, each one representing a scholarship he had been offered. As proud of him as I was, I couldn't help but note how he had surrounded himself with friends of the same caliber. Most of his friends that I knew also received additional honors such as scholarships or being in the top 5 of 10% of their class. E wore a white cap and gown, and although she did not wear the honors that T did, I was just as proud of her for her accomplishments, for to reach her goals she had to work even harder than T to make up classes, study, finish extra packets and overcome learning challenges that make it harder for her to keep up and perform as she would like to. I gave T a gold and silver watch, and E a string of multi-colored pastel pearls. Of course the most important person there for E was a 7 month old little girl and her parents who were just as proud of E as I was. E was able to meet with her daughter and the adoptive parents without anyone else but W and I knowing what was taking her so long to join the rest of the family for pictures. I was also so proud of E's boyfriend W. He also graduated in the to 10% and had a scholarship to the University of Utah he can use when he is ready.
**Note: This post was written back in July, but never posted because I got called away and never finishes it. I am still proud of E and T so I am choosing to post it now anyway- finished or not.
