One

One week ago...

 I flew out to Michigan to help #1 nephew

  celebrate his graduation....

 and celebrate they did...

all 22?! of them...

Some very special friends were able to join in the fun

 and bonus was getting to spend a little time with my one and only  sister

 Congrats to the Buczynsky family...

 I had a lovely time and am so happy I was able to join in the fun

Moving on from this ONE..

to another ONE...

One day left of work....

I realize I haven't blogged much about work these days.   It isn't that there aren't great stories to be shared, it is more that the stories get harder and harder to share without risking exposing the Precious Snowflake who plays a starring role in the story.  

So instead of hearing about the antics of Sexy Girl #1, Sexy Girl #2, or Captain Underpants ...

all I can really do is tell the stories that are mostly about me.

*Disclaimer:   the title Sexy Girl does not imply anything about their appearance, nor does it reference any of the usual sex-related questions a girl might ask of the nurse :  "I think I'm pregnant", "My boyfriend has chlamydia what should I do."   No those are too mainstream of questions to earn any special name...yep...let the mind wander and you will indeed begin to appreciate how happy we are to put this school year to rest.    

 And as for Captain Underpants:  As a PSA to all the mamas out there:   don't believe everything your child might try to tell you that mean nurse in the clinic said to your darling.   He ditched class, plain and simple.   He did not come to see us for a soiled situation.

Here are just a couple quick glimpses of the fun we have had at work this year...

 some of my favorite peeps in the building got together to do a bulletin board to mark March's "Spread the word to end the R" word campaign.

And in May, we took a little pause and celebrated Nurses Day...

 Yeah...I'm a spoiled one that is for sure...

And finally..

In ONE Week...

 Slightly taller versions of these Things, the hubby and I will take to the sky..
Off on our great adventure...

I encourage you to tune in routinely to the blog for updates and trip stories...

*depending on access to the Internet.

Held Back

10 years ago...we made the challenging decision to have Thing 1 repeat second grade.

To this day, it remains one of the best decisions we as parents have made for him on the academic front.     As his parents we  researched and advocated for him to be "Held Back"    In the end, it has proven to be a very good decision:   he's blossomed and matured, and I am grateful that we were able to give him that precious gift of time to do so on his terms at his pace.  

And yet today, I found myself slightly more reflective on the subject.   Friday, the classmates he started out with will graduate and today was their final day on campus.

 This little darling is graduating at the top of her class...way to go Ms. BB!

And this cutie...has grown into quite the accomplished artist!

   Rehearsal, tribute assembly, senior bbq:   yeah, not much learning was going on within the halls of the school.   But, it was a fun day even as I contemplated some "what ifs".  

These two humored me enough to let me take their pictures and text their mamas a picture of their last day at school.

And finally...

A special shout out to our nephew, who also graduates on Friday.

 See, all things happen for a reason....we couldn't be two places at once...right?!  

So this year, we celebrate the graduates of 2015...knowing that Thing 1 is right behind ya...

right where he belongs!