<h2>If you think June 20 is late, we can beat that! Last day of exams for underclassmen is June 22 and graduation is June 24! And we started school the Wednesday after Labor Day…</h2>
<p>Whewwww, then there is someone later than our graduation. Ours is June 23, for the same reason, not startting until after Labor Day and then having teacher workdays, snow days, etc. build into the calendar. It’s already h… since the AP’s are over. I can’t imagine the next three weeks.</p>
<p>Graduation was Saturday at noon. I thought I would cry, as I did last Sunday at the church’s graduation mass - they all wore caps and gowns. I didn’t partially because as the Spanish teacher, I had to make all the announcements, and I was busy working with the kids. Then, I was more nervous than anything else because DD was chosen to give the commencement address, and the pride certainly took over! She did so well, that as we were leaving, perfect strangers kept stopping us and congratulating her. I think the tears will be shed on the plane back all alone after I drop off DD. Congratulations to all our graduates - a job well done!</p>
<p>ek4, I wouldn’t have thought of that in a million years.<br>
I have relatives on SPI and have also wondered about Islandmom.</p>
<p>I used to live on South Padre Island from 1981 to 1991. We’ve since moved to an island further north (trying to maintain a little anonymity) We left when older d was about 4. And now she’s almost gone. Where does the time go? :(</p>
<p>At one time we were neighbors! No longer. : )</p>
<p>My youngest child, dd, graduated last Saturday. A joyous, beautiful event.</p>
<p>My oldes child, ds, GETS MARRIED THIS SATURDAY!!! Another joyous, beautiful event.</p>
<p>We go on vacation next week…you know the rest!</p>
<p>Life does, indeed, go on…</p>
<p>DD graduated this past Saturday and it was really nice. This is my last one as well and I was tearful a few times during the ceremony. Now they are all off at the beach and I am getting the feel for what it will be like in September - it is an awfully quiet house. I keep expecting the front door to open and it doesn’t. This is sure going to take some getting used to!!! I’ll use the CC board for company.</p>