A lot has happened in the past six weeks.
Jack had his last track meet. He won three awards at Senior night for academic achievements (scoring in the top percentile on the SAT, getting into a top college, and being an AP exams scholar). We all went to his last band concert. We have been attending band concerts for 7 years, so it was strange to be at the final one. He went to prom. He debated asking a girl but ultimately chose to go bachelor style with his friends. They had a fun night. He is really busy right now with AP exams and end of the year stuff. He spends time with us and with his friends.
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| Before heading out to prom |
Anna has been searching for a job. She is happy that the school year is almost over. She is content with her decision to start next year at community college and registered for all her classes. And, she won’t have any Friday classes, so every week will have a three-day weekend starting in August! She is still working on getting her license. She has pursued it off and on now for 3 years, but is adamant she wants to get it before she starts college. She opted not to participate in a lot of the Senior activities, including prom.
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| Anna is a direct admit to UCF after Valencia, should she choose to go. So, she wore a UCF shirt to the high school's decision day. |
Kara finished the lacrosse season, her team came in 2nd in Districts. Her ankle healed enough for her to play in the last couple of games. She went to prom with her friends. She said she danced all night and her feet were really tired. She took 6 AP/AICE classes, so end of the year testing is crazy for her. She also took the SAT recently and had been studying for that. Tonight was her lacrosse banquet and she is already gearing up for the summer session.
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| Kara before prom |
Luke is enjoying baseball and his team won the last tournament they played. There were something like 17 teams and they won all their games and were in the top bracket. Luke is playing well and enjoying himself. He is happy that school is almost done and is looking forward to summer break.
Kim, Kevin and I moved my dad out of assisted living and into the nursing home portion of his facility. He is not very happy with the change, but it was medically necessary. Ironically, he seems to be much more mentally aware lately.
We have gone to Disney a few times. Anna joined me to see Air Supply play at Epcot on a Monday evening a few weeks ago. She had no idea who they were, but she was a good sport who agreed to go and keep my company (Thomas was taking Luke to baseball.) They put on a good show, one of the singers still sounds absolutely amazing, the other was a little rougher, but I knew all the songs and it was fun. Anna and I rode a couple of rides, tried some food from the festival booths and were home by 9. On Sunday, Thomas, Anna and I went to Hollywood Studios, it was the day after prom, so Jack was tired, Kara had to work and Luke just wasn’t interested. It was beautiful weather, especially for Florida with a high in the mid-70s and we enjoyed being outside.
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| Anna swears she enjoys Tower of Terror. I'm skeptical :) |
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| Us with our first borns. |
I know this is a very rough summary. I don’t know if I am in denial about Jack and Anna graduating and that is why I am procrastinating and then failing to memorialize all that is happening. I will try and do better this month and at least make sure to capture graduation!
One bonus picture of Jack and Kara at prom. I told them to find each other and make sure to get a picture together (they went separately).
