Jeff and I continue to balance work and fun. My job is going well and I had a good review last week. Part time is plenty for me, especially with the extra on-call shifts every 6 weeks. I have been called in several times and earned time and a half! Church activities continue too. Sunday School is winding down and I have been very happy with our new curriculum this year and proud of our teachers.My challenge will be to continue kids' church throughout the summer. Chime Team is done till the fall and the orchestra has one more Sunday to play. Jeff has been planning for confirmation Sunday which was last Sunday (Sarah's Graduation Day). He is working on the Baccalaureate Service for GHS in a few weeks. Next weekend he will be speaking at the local weather association about tornadoes and Haiti. Wish I could be there to listen, but I have to work.
Matthew is finishing up his senior year and excited about starting his life as a Sooner at the University of Oklahoma. He will be working at our church's childcare this summer and hopes to find some other ways to earn money to make his college career more affordable. Matt has received awards at the GHS theatre and choir banquets. Last weekend Matthew went to Chicago with the GHS Show Choir and had a great time. They sang at the Field Museum. While we were happy he had a nice time, we missed him at Sarah's graduation.
Mary has been helping a lot at home with cooking and cleaning, esp when I work nights. She has also started her job as a waitress at Jimmy's. She has passed her exam and worked on her own for the past few shifts. Way to go! Mary is excited about her trip to South Africa with the Women's Glee Club. It may not be until July, but there is lots of planning to do especially since she is the business manager for the trip. Brandon has been on his tour to China with the Men's Glee Club for the last week. He is having a nice time. They have been able to chat on the computer frequently.
Sarah has had a busy last month. Finishing up school with tests and papers. Preparing and Passing her national Board of Certification test! Hooray! With the families help we packed Sarah up and moved her to a house a few blocks away since she will be working in Holland this summer at the Anchorage Marina as a waitress again. They called and asked her back. Dave, Leslie and Mom arrived last Saturday so they could attend Sarah's college graduation. It was certainly an adventure for everyone. The morning was sunny and the Baccalaureate Service was exceptional. The president announced that graduation would be held outside at the football field. It was at lunch that Dave looked at the radar and showed us the rain/storms heading toward Holland. We headed to the field anyway. The graduates stood and the families sat as the rain begun and continued for 30 minutes. The professors lined up and were prepared to applaud the class as they processed onto the field. The the lightning flashed and the thunder cracked. The graduation was postponed. "Students will go the the Tennis Center" and "parents will go to their cars" were the instructions we heard over the intercom. By then we were pretty wet and everyone was scrambling to get out of the rain. Jeff was pushing my mom in the wheel chair when out of the blue a nice man a came and held an umbrella over my mom the whole way back to the car at DeVos several blocks away. We sure appreciated him and wonder if he could have been an angel in disguise. Time continued to tick away, when Mary received a text from Sarah that Commencement would be at DeVos and that tickets are null and void. "Go Now!".
Luckily Jeff and Mary were already standing at the doors at DeVos and would save us seats. So we bolted from the car and got in line, in the rain again. Soon we were inside and enjoying our seats in the dry basketball venue. It was then that I saw God's hand in it all. The only way we could all get into the Graduation inside is if tickets weren't needed. That is just how it turned out. Sure we were wet, but we were all together to watch Sarah graduate! It was a wonderful time, and we are all very proud of Sarah! We headed to the Athletic Training room after commencement and enjoyed talking with the professors and taking pictures. Sarah opened her gifts and then we all had dinner at the Olive Garden dinner. Yum!
Matthew was glad to spend some time with Dave, Leslie and Grandma before they left Monday morning. Jeff and I headed to help Sarah finish moving and then we all headed home. I had work the next few nights where it was quite busy. Luckily I didn't get called in last night! However they called and asked me to work tonight. I said no, since our Church League Softball Season Opener is TONIGHT! Hope we have enough players. Just having fun!
I have the weekend off, except I am on-call on Sunday night. Plan to get a lot done. Time will tell.
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
Gracie
Enjoy the Grad videos below!
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