We're all a little Nutty

No need to beat a dead horse, so I'll just say that the 2nd part of graduation, the one where he got his high school diploma, was attended as begrudgingly as the 1st one.  I set my sights low due to the unhappiness about attending, and this photo was my only wish.  I thought it was an appropriate building on campus to stand next to.  I have never attended a graduation where, after they read the graduate's name, they also told us the university or college that each student would be attending, as well as every scholarship they had received.  Out of the admittedly small class of 124 students, only TWO of them were not going on to college.  After their names, the teacher read only the words, "she will be pursuing her professional acting career" and "he will be advancing as a professional mountain biker."  At least they were certain about what they loved...because it is important to find joy in your work! Lee and I took our bikes and the train to the Tha...

My son attended a high school where he could work on his associate's degree at the same time as his high school diploma.  He is not a "Pomp and Circumstance" sort of guy, so it took quite a lot of effort to get him to attend his convocation today.  (He boycotted the commencement yesterday.)  I worked really hard to get a nice photo of him to remember the day.  I succeeded, but since he was so resistant to my efforts, I thought I would pay tribute to his achievement by sharing the photos that capture the saboteur in him... He thought we were ridiculous when we tried to celebrate his acceptance and scholarship to BYU. He kept saying he looked stupid in his graduation robes, but he didn't do much to dispel that theory. He always refuses to smile for photos. Sam tried to squeeze it out of him. He was not happy that we chose to attend the reception hosted by the university after his commencement, but I believe this sneer was mostly because I was tak...