Last weekend our granddaughter, Macey, graduated from high school. This weekend was her party. I took a number of pictures, not all of which will see the light of day (people kept putting food in their mouths). I am sharing this picture of Macey opening the earrings we gave her. It’s good to see that she isn’t cool and collected about everything. If I had waited another ten seconds I could have gotten a shot of her tears of joy. I may not have shared it if I had gotten that shot. It just seemed to be too personal a moment to me.
We also gave her a sketchbook and a book on color and light in painting. If I haven’t mentioned it before, she is an excellent artist. She has won a number of competitions this year. She mainly works in watercolor, but in the past she has also done some ceramics work. I think she is a great artist, and should pursue it as an occupation, but she (being more practical than me) wants to get a job that pays well and has a solid future. I hope that happy works into that equation as well.
Retired and happy. What more do you need to know?
Well, since you insist, I've started a daily blog to add a touch of discipline to my life now that I don't have a time clock to punch.
I stopped adding a post daily after the first year, and stopped insisting to myself that I needed to have a new photo ever day . Consequently, the discipline is now lacking.
After the second year I have decided that I can also use scanned items and perhaps even downloaded pictures in place of a photo. I am certainly getting lax in my commitment. And yet...and yet
During my fourth year, and things are even more loosey goosey. Has my focus to changed? Yes, but you have to read the blog to understand how. I guess I should go back and reread it as well. perhaps that would answer some of my own questions.
Five years blogging and I haven't given up. I'm probably a bit more crotchety, but I fight it. I changed my header picture in January, as I always do, but so far no one had noticed. Sigh. Maybe next year I'll set it up to rotate through a variety of headers.
Now I've lost track. Is this my sixth or seventh year blogging? I still do it occasionally, but other things take up more of my time.
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Congratulations Macey and Norm! What an amazing moment!
Thank you. Time has passed so quickly. It seems like only a few years ago that I was reading to her. Black Beauty & Hansel and Gretel…over, and over, and over. I wonder if she remembers the story lines? I should probably ask her.
I also wanted to point out that I laughed out loud at this part: I took a number of pictures, not all of which will see the light of day (people kept putting food in their mouths).
Classical Gasbag 
Congratulations Macey and Norm! What an amazing moment!
Thank you. Time has passed so quickly. It seems like only a few years ago that I was reading to her. Black Beauty & Hansel and Gretel…over, and over, and over. I wonder if she remembers the story lines? I should probably ask her.
Congratulations to your granddaughter! ^_^
I also wanted to point out that I laughed out loud at this part: I took a number of pictures, not all of which will see the light of day (people kept putting food in their mouths).
Not sure why I thought that was hilarious. >_<
Thanks, Britt. Macey is very special to us.
I’m glad you got a laugh. Perhaps you envisioned people whom you know digging into the free eats.
Perhaps because I would be one of those people. 😀