Margaret got a pretty new dress for her 8th Grade dance. I am a bit worried about how excited she was about going to the dance. I expected her to be more sullen. Seems like she had a good time. Not sure who she danced with. I don’t know if I will have to worry a lot about this one and boys.
Tonight was LGHS Awards night. It was done well, most of the time was spent talking about the students. Katy received 2 scholarships. One from the Home and School Club, the other from CASA. Seeing her in her cap and gown really hit me that she is graduating and going away to school very soon.
Tonight is prom. Lots of very dressed up kids. It seems strange that these kids will be all over the country next year.
The last home meet for the year was senior day. The day to recognize all of the seniors on the LGHS Swimming and Diving team. Katy got a nice plaque, some flowers, and they said some nice things about her. They will be in trouble next year without Katy helping out with the coaching.
None of us can believe that Katy is 18. She will be going off to college soon. These days turning 18 doesn’t mean as much as it used to. But Katy is telling me each day what else she can do now that she is 18. She can buy an animal now. She can vote. I am sure there are others.
Tonight, Sam became a Boy Scout. He is no longer a cub scout. He joined Troop 539. He will do a lot more on his own. Lots of camping and going to meetings by himself.
Another Christmas has come and passed. We trimmed the tree. Then had a good Christmas morning where everyone got way too many presents. One thing that we got was Just Dance 4. We all had to try it out. Even I did (there are probably pictures somewhere on the internet that have me dancing in them).
Another Halloween, another 1400+ people coming by the house. This year Sam was Dr. Who (I am not sure which one, but he is). Katy was some kind of fairy/princess (kind of like in real life). Margaret was the Cheshire Cat (to go alone with her friend the aardvark as the Mad Hatter).
Katy and her friends went to Coronation. A few of them were nominated for King and Queen. Wade ended up winning King. Pictures are here.
We finally got Margaret’s loom all hooked up and going. She is already getting better and better. Our big obstacle now is figuring out a good way to wind the bobbins so we can keep her moving. Also, we need to tie her down because as she weaves she moves across the floor.