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Whew! It’s been a busy week! Here are some of the highlights:
1. Getting graduation announcements done. What I thought would take an afternoon took about three days, including running short by about ten, shopping a number of places for the kind you can run through the computer and not finding any I liked, making my own on the computer, having things that look perfectly aligned on screen come out off-center….so yes, I am very glad to have them all completed, addressed, stamped, and ready to mail now!
2. Scanners. Our printer is a scanner as well, and while I used it this week I was remembering the days of having to go to the library to copy things. It’s so nice to have one right here, both to copy things and to scan them into the computer. We’ve had it for a while, but my appreciation for it was renewed this week.
3. A pretty pen.
4. Sentimental notes. For Jesse’s upcoming Junior-Senior banquet, parents are supposed to write notes to their Seniors which are given to them at the banquet. I’m not sure how this custom began and would probably wait to write such a note for graduation and give it privately. But, at any rate, not wanting to buck tradition and leave him noteless at a time when everyone else is getting a note, I made a card and Jim and I wrote notes in it, sentimentally looking at how fast the last eighteen years have gone and hopes for the future, appreciation of him as our son, etc. I especially enjoyed reading Jim’s. Sniff, sniff…
5. Not losing power. I know I’ve said that before when we’ve had severe weather, but we seemed to lose power a lot our first year here, so now every storm has that additional tension with it of the possibility of the electricity going out. In addition, yesterday’s thunder, lightening, driving rain, and hail occurred just between Jim’s and Jesse’s leaving, so neither of them had to drive in it. The rain had cleared to a drizzle by the time Jesse left for school.
I’m off for another busy day. Graduation isn’t for a few weeks yet, but activities leading to it are kicking in, plus a newspaper column and newsletter are due soon, company is coming next week, dessert needs to be made for a church dinner this weekend, we’re having dinner at someone’s home tonight for which I need to make a couple of things, I have been needing a haircut for weeks…and I need to do laundry some time soon!
Have a great weekend!
Stray Thoughts 
I know the busy feeling, Barbara. We have junior-senior tonight, my daughter comes home this weekend and then again next week for the summer, she’s hosting a wedding shower for her best friend next Saturday here (which means I’ll have a lot to do as well), and it’s the busy season at school. Will be non stop for the next month.
God bless you during your busy season!
I love personal notes! I’d almost rather have a heartfelt note written in a card than a gift. I’m sure your son will treasure the sentiments you and your husband wrote, if not now, then later!
I totally love having a scanner / copier as well. It can really be a timesaver.
We wrote personal notes for each boy for their First Reconciliation. Normally I have no problems writing them personal notes and telling them how we feel about them but there’s something about writing a note when it’s a requirement that causes my mind to go blank. I always feel like I didn’t say enough or I didn’t say it correctly.
Good luck getting things ready for the graduation. My son is making his First Communion next weekend and things are really busy here too.
Hurray for getting those graduation announcements done. That’s no small task. Obviously.
I like your pen. (Mine has Queen Anne’s Lace on it. I rather like it. 😉
We always judge a storm by whether our power goes out. I’m glad yours didn’t. I’m not fond of being without my creature comforts. That must be a relief to have those announcements done. Have a wonderful weekend.
The end of the school year is fast approaching for us here in my part of NY too so I know about the busyness. My youngest has THREE concerts in one week! lol…..I love that pen…it IS pretty!! must be fun to write with! have a restful weekend!
I’m having a flash-forward, reading this. One day I’ll be thinking of graduation and sentimental notes… all too quickly.
I like your pen too. My favorite is the Zebra fine-point, but it’s very plain-Jane to look at. Maybe I could invent a pen casing.
Lovely pen – it’s always nice to have a good one! Well done on getting through your busy week and getting those announcements done. Do you have a generator or back up plan for when the power does go out?
Glad you got those invitations done. Bet that’s a load of your mind.
I love pretty pens. And stationary.
Jessie will love your notes. It’s really a nice tradition.