Graduation

Today is the day my baby graduates high school. Bittersweet...happy times, sad times and frustration in between. This week he has a had a last day of high school, a night of recognition and tonight will cap it off with receiving a diploma. His class has 15 valedictorians...smart kids! So excited to see what they will do next. Anxious to see Cody shine as a track star at UCLA. What a difference a year makes, certainly didn't see this coming. We always knew Peter would be off to wrestle, but at Stanford! And our twins, Taylor and Theresa, are going to venture off to different colleges. They have been together every step of the way, sharing classes, interests and friendships. Now, individually all these kids have plenty waiting for them. August will come all too quickly and it will be time to send the boy off to school. Iowa nonetheless! Plenty awaits him as well. I think he will be challenged, he will make new friends and will be happy with successes he is bound to achieve. Yes, bittersweet. Happiness and sadness. Highs and lows. It's headed our way, changes surround us all...jump on board and hold on for the ride yet to come.

definitely Monday

Jordan woke Sunday morning and joined me in the kitchen with a smile...a toothless smile! He broke off one of his front teeth eating pizza, just a midnight snack. It was one that he broke in the 7th grade, ugh. Yes Jordan the dentist will be open on Monday...and they are always so, so accommodating. Just one more thing to add to our list of to do's this week. Well, let's check it off. His world is good again. His tooth looks good, the Novocain has worn off and his mother won't tell too many people she had to hold his hand while he got shots.