I have never before been so ready for the end of school. I've read one and a half books already and only felt a little guilty... I have a stack of trash fiction at least 30 high in anticipation of some poolside time...
I attended graduation 2 weeks ago to see one of my "ad litum" kids graduate. It was very very emotional........I had a "proud mum" moment when he walked. Now for the next one..
I'd never been to a graduation before but I went to two last week - my girlfriend had two cousins graduate, one from the local community college and another from the university I work at.
They were both an experience but they run so long. At least in the second one, we were guests of the university president's wife so we were kicking back in an executive box at the football stadium most of the afternoon, with a free bar and buffet.
Now the campus is completely dead this week (love it!) and the staff have the run of it, at least until summer school starts next week.
I went to my first graduation last week too, a catholic school. They all went out after to various drink and drug parties.
I also have a pool and it got so hot, even I went in it !!!!
I am so American now.
Now the campus is completely dead this week (love it!) and the staff have the run of it, at least until summer school starts next week.
Just what my daughter said about the school she works at! She works most of the summer but shorter days but she always says she gets a lot more done..
. . . so we were kicking back in an executive box at the football stadium most of the afternoon, with a free bar and buffet.
Now the campus is completely dead this week (love it!) . . .
Nice one man, but spare a thought for us who have spend the day wearing bloody carpets, sitting on crap plastic chairs, watching an endless parade of faceless of kids march by and listening to a bunch of gormless twats bang on about inane twaddle. This happens twice a year and in all kinds of weather and I'd much rather be rather be sailing.
Nice one man, but spare a thought for us who have spend the day wearing bloody carpets, sitting on crap plastic chairs, watching an endless parade of faceless of kids march by and listening to a bunch of gormless twats bang on about inane twaddle. This happens twice a year and in all kinds of weather and I'd much rather be rather be sailing.
True - I did notice the faculty all dressed up and suffering in the sun (we were a bit chilly in the shade of the stadium). Some of the students took off their gowns about half way through and one passed out at one point from the heat. I guess white gowns would look a bit too KKK but would probably work better in the summer heat.
There was a very cool bit at the start of the one yesterday where the university conferred honorary degrees on a handful of Japanese-Americans who had been interned when USA entered WW2, basically ending their studies at the university. Some legislation got passed in our state capitol which tried to put things right so the surviving people were awarded their degrees yesterday or the spouses or children of the deceased collected the degrees on their behalf.
The high school students wear white gowns - at least they do around here.
As far as the start of sumemr vacation - not until after Thursday in this house. Next week will be a hectic week (for me) of Vacation Bible School (I sound too religious when I say that!!!) but then I can relax.
Vacation plans this year... a week on the coast of Maine and a week of the kids away at camp
Vacation plans this year... a week on the coast of Maine and a week of the kids away at camp
....you cannot beat a week on the coast of Maine.
Here they wear their school colors -purple and yellow and green and yellow.
The high school students wear white gowns - at least they do around here.
Vacation plans this year... a week on the coast of Maine and a week of the kids away at camp
....you cannot beat a week on the coast of Maine.
A week in Blackpool is way more fun. Where are the bloodly donkey-rides and bingo in Maine? Nothing beats an English sea-side holiday, espacially when your nan and grandad come along becasue they are always giving you extra money for the rides.
The Middle and High schools here wear the School colours of Black and Gold. I have to admit I do think they are pretty cool colours if we'd had school colours in the UK... Oh wait, we did!
My daughter finishes 10th grade today (will be 16 on July 1st) and the boys finish on Monday.
I think it is sooooo rediculous to make them go for half a day on Monday.
I have not requested my vacation time yet because I"m undecided and can not stand the thought of wasting it. I'd love to do nothing at all and can always take additional groups of 2 or 3 days at any time. But then I start thinking I should have booked something already etc.
What would teeangers prefer? Mickey Mouse or drafty castles?
We have had an empty nest now for many years. The only real difference we see after graduation is the increase in the number of inattentive drivers nattering away on their cell phones while they run red lights, skirt around pedestrians on crossings and cut you off on the freeway. Oh and the number of skate boards which carry their blank faced riders across the street in front you as though they were indestructable.