We Survived and We Now Have One Child Out of High School

Son and daughter

 (Son, at home after graduation. Of course he has already lost his cap by now and is just holding one that he found!)

Yes, it's been a week since graduation, but the last of our house guests just left yesterday!

Mr. "What kind of fun do you have planned" ended up coming on the morning of graduation! He and his sister, his 11 year old and sister's son rode together. They pretty much stayed out of my way (which they've known me for 36 years so they know how I can get when I feel stressed). And, no, I didn't plan anything fun for him to do! I offered to take them to Middleton Place on Sunday but they said they needed to get back to Charlotte by 4:00, so that didn't work.

 I found a quick way to get to the coliseum that most people didn't know about so we drove right into the parking lot with NO traffic, unlike those coming in on another street!

Graduation went well. Except for the fact that according to the diagram that son brought home he would be sitting towards the end of the row on the left side of the coliseum. We all went to seats on that side, which were up in the nosebleed section! Wouldn't you know when he walked in he was sitting on the complete opposite side from where we were sitting! And since we were so high up I really couldn't see him very well. During the WHOLE thing I thought he was the boy sitting next to him. It wasn't until he went up to get his diploma that I realized I had been watching the wrong kid the whole time! It's probably good that it wasn't him, because I was getting really ticked off at him because he kept leaning over his knees like he was falling asleep and taking his cap off and playing with it!

While we were at the ceremony my sweet friend/neighbor came to the house and warmed up food and set everything out for us so that when we got home all the food was ready! She was a lifesaver!

My husband's cousin, who is teen son's age, came from Miami for graduation and stayed the week after. I spent much of last week driving them back and forth to the beach!
Her birthday was on Thursday so we took her out for a birthday dinner and then when we got home we had cupcakes and she opened her gifts I had for her. 

Saturday I drove her to my in-laws in Myrtle Beach. She spent the night with them so she could catch an 8:00 flight on Spirit Air back home. Teen daughter rode with me and we drove right back home so she could babysit that night! By Sunday I was so tired of driving!
Friday daughter finally made contact with her french family! And on Saturday morning they spent almost 2 hours chatting on FB. As well as someone who doesn't speak french could speak with someone who doesn't speak english! Actually some of the children do speak some english so they helped translate! Daughter was so excited to talk to them. 
So today I decided to send the french mom a message on FB and we spent a little while chatting! They hosted a student from Chile one year and she didn't speak any french before she got there. They said at the end of her second month in France, she could speak and understand! Only 3 months until daughter leaves! 
Tomorrow I start my real job at Middleton Place! I am really just training now but will eventually work two days a week, I think. I am excited about it and having a little mad money won't be too shabby!
Happy first week of June!