Saturday, June 24, 2006

very cute



Aren't these the cutest little guys you've ever seen? I just love them. They are Golden Lion Tamarins and according to MSN there are only a thousand of these little guys left in the wild.
Tragic

Monday, June 19, 2006

The future awaits



It seems like yesterday that I spent the day crying because it was my oldest son, Dustin's first day of grade twelve. I spent the last eight months getting ready to let go. Planning a graduation he would hopefully never forget.
Not that he wanted to participate.
Honestly I was planning a graduation I would never forget and Dustin was dragged, kicking and screaming along for the ride.
He is such a guy when it comes to things like this.
It was me who went shopping with Dustin's grad date for the lovely corsages. It was me who picked out his shoes and the gifts for his dates. (yes he had two) It was me who planned parties and ordered tickets and called organizers. I was exhausted and I can tell you that I am sorry for the girl he eventually marries because she will do it all and his standard response to all planning questions will be "I don't care".

It was so worth it.
Every minute on the phone, every second spent planning. Every dollar of the untold dollars spent.
It was worth it the minute I sat down, an hour early, to watch the commencement ceremonies with my mom and dad and my brother and sister-in law. It was worth it when Brandy(said sister-in-law) pulled a box of Kleenex out of her purse and handed them out to catch the tears of pride that fell from our eyes. It was worth it when I watched my dad stand for hours as each of the 200 hundred and some odd graduates paraded past, just to make sure he got a good picture of his grandson. It was worth it when my son came to me on Monday, gave me a great big hug and said "thanks for the weekend mom."
It was so worth it.


*above * Nana, Dustin, and Papa after grand march. Dustin, just before the mother son dance.