The last melon
Name the movie.
We've been having a long year of lasts. The last child has finished his last day of high school and Friday was graduation. How did he get so old. He was just a little kid with a lisp just not so long ago. He was goofy and cuddly and talkative. Now he's an absurdist, stand offish, and reserved, unless asked a question that pertains to one of his areas of expertise (robotics, politics, or classic Doctor Who).
It's weird being done with parenting a school-age kid. It won't really hit me thought until school starts next fall. Matt will be colleging far away and my role as is-your-homework-done nag, and make-sure-you-go-to-bed-as-soon-as-possible urger will be unnecessary. I will not be asking "What did you do in school today?" or "How was school?" with any regularity, or face to face. Jim and I will be eating dinners by ourselves for months at a time. We are hurtling on towards old age.
Matt done good and is good 'n done.
We've been having a long year of lasts. The last child has finished his last day of high school and Friday was graduation. How did he get so old. He was just a little kid with a lisp just not so long ago. He was goofy and cuddly and talkative. Now he's an absurdist, stand offish, and reserved, unless asked a question that pertains to one of his areas of expertise (robotics, politics, or classic Doctor Who).
It's weird being done with parenting a school-age kid. It won't really hit me thought until school starts next fall. Matt will be colleging far away and my role as is-your-homework-done nag, and make-sure-you-go-to-bed-as-soon-as-possible urger will be unnecessary. I will not be asking "What did you do in school today?" or "How was school?" with any regularity, or face to face. Jim and I will be eating dinners by ourselves for months at a time. We are hurtling on towards old age.
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| Always with the welding glasses |
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| Matt and Dad |
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| Me and my little boy |
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| Katie brought a cutie to the ceremony (I didn't get a picture of Jackson who fell asleep and was stored under the bleacher for convenience. He slept through the whole thing) |
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| Matt and the class of 2017 enter the stadium |
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| They walk the long route to their seats |
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| Matt gets up when his name is called as a Distinguished Board Scholar |
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| Which means he maintained a 4.0 through all four years of high school. |
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| He walks up to join the rest of the Distinguished Board Scholars |
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| There were 49 of them out of about 600 students |
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| the line shuffles off to allow more students to stand and be recognized |
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| Smarty-pantses with white cords |
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| Matt leaves his row to make his way (the long way) to receive his diploma holder |
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| My baby is about to be all grown up |
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| Shaking someone's hand |
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| His name is being read |
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| Another hand to shake |
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| And he makes his way back to his seat |
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| thank goodness this is astroturf. No ticks. |
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| "What am I going to do with the rest of my life?" |
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| "For now, I'mma grab a seat and sit down." |
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| funny hat tossing |
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| friends |
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| The girl was the pilot for the FRC robotics game this year and she was fun to watch |
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| Why must they grow up so fast? |
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| At least these grown up kids learn to smile nicely |
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| We're happy |
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| Jim, me, and some of our kids, and the two grandkids |
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| More friend |
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| Matt with the Swank boys |
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| Two Mo' boys |
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| I'm not sure who the girl is |
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