"K" - A Kaleidoscope of Emotions

We are home from our "graduation ceremony" trip, and I have been reflecting on our day away.
I must say that that during the last 24 hours, I have experienced a whole kaleidoscope of emotions.

PRIDE - of course. When we drove up to the Evanswood home of the Olund-Smiths, we were
greeted by not only Randy and Elaine, but our two lovely granddaughters who have grown up to
be as beautiful inside as they are on the outside. I don't think I have ever had as many hugs, as I have had in the last day. And we are so proud of Randy and Elaine for the kind of parents that they are. They both have very busy, demanding careers. But their daughters have always come first, and they have always had time to be a part of their lives and their school life. And they are good kids, too. Thanks, R, E , A, and L for treating us so royally. I really wanted to stay for a week!

APPRECIATION - I loved the commencement program. From beginning to end it displayed the
energy and enthusiasm that the school fosters in its students. What an outstanding school!
SCPA is a place where diversity and individual talent is celebrated. But, at the same time. it
constantly teaches that ultimate in success is achieved through togetherness and teamwork.
And it is obvious that the teachers are totallly there for their students. Thanks, SCPA, for giving our granddaughters such an enriched learning environment.

OF COURSE, JOY - To be a part of this family. Thanks to all kids and grandkids for love,
laughs, and lots of fun. And thanks, Rod and Debra for bringing your camera to record the
moments. Put some on my Facebook, please.

ASTONISHMENT - Don and I are just astonished that we are so tired! Randy has been in
Cincinnati since 1976, and we have made hundreds of trips there for hundreds of reasons. We
used to just hop in the car, and go, go, go. Wow, are we getting old or what? We were considering how many steps were in each flight of stairs, where we used to walk blocks and blocks at the zoo, down to Graeters, out to River Downs, most anywhere. At the hotel (by the way, thanks Randy for the swanky swanky digs) we couldn't get the parking garage gate to open, and then couldn't find our car this morning! Once today I misplaced my purse. I won't say where we were when this happened, but I was moving from one machine to another. I did get it back, but the security people looked like they were thinking, "Poor old lady."

Oh, well, what the heck. We had a wonderful time. We loved all the funny and touching moments. With this family the jokes never end. I guess a sense of humor is just the same whether you are young or old.