Today is one of those life milestones that you can't decide to be happy about or cry about, but always feels like a mess of both. It is BG's first day of her senior year. Her last first day of school. It is even harder because she is my baby. The last one to do… Continue reading Last First Day
Tag: High School
What’s Left At The End Of The Day
It is difficult not to be exceptionally angry today. I'm angry at the ignorance and the unwillingness of those that are supposed to be in charge to actually DO something productive. Yes, I could be talking on the larger scale as that absolutely applies as well, but I'm talking a little lower down the power… Continue reading What’s Left At The End Of The Day
School Heading Into Fall And Winter
Up until recently, I've been mostly happy with the school situation with both BG doing her junior year remotely and MC being nearly all remote for his freshman year of college, but still being required to be in his dorm. Ideally, I'd still prefer MC do be able to do his part from home, but… Continue reading School Heading Into Fall And Winter
Purple Frills
We actually got some sun yesterday and today is promising to be stunning. All the windows are open and I'm planning on spending at least a part of the day out playing with my flowers. A much needed break from the last couple of days. Yesterday was BG's last day of school and I'm so… Continue reading Purple Frills
Moment To Brag
I could not resist sharing. MC got to pick this up today. I knew he'd be graduating with honors, but we weren't certain which ones. I'm the incredibly, incandescently proud parent of a Summa Cum Laude grad!!! Excuse me while I dab the tears of joy over this phenomenal young man.
White Iris & MC Day
Today is MC's official last day of high school, the end of a huge phase of his life up until now. Under normal circumstances, it would feel like a big, sharp end with him having done all the normal things that would lead up to this moment. The district would normally have the students wear… Continue reading White Iris & MC Day
Stretching The Creativity
This is MC's last official week of high school. Most of his classes are already done and he has very little work left. He will have an AP final later in the month, but that was always set for that date. It will just be an online version instead. That's because he is finishing out… Continue reading Stretching The Creativity
Bleeding Hearts
We dipped below freezing again last night. Figures it would come a day after we hit a record high temperature. Welcome to spring in the mid-west. These still look good, but they sure felt a little limp, so I don't know if the tiny buds that are waiting to get bigger and open (do they… Continue reading Bleeding Hearts
My Brain Hurts
Yesterday's frustration with the school stuff blew up into a cluster and I just cannot understand how it ended up that way or why the school made the decision to take some of the actions that they did. Those actions irrationally put some students in a position of potentially not being able to do their… Continue reading My Brain Hurts
Responsibility And Consequences
Who bears actual responsibility and who should suffer the consequences of certain actions? In this situation, I'm talking about kids in general, but more specifically, teenagers. There are so many scenarios and times when a kid does something that the fingers start pointing everywhere. The parents. The schools. Video games. Music. Other kids. Pretty much… Continue reading Responsibility And Consequences
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 