Graduation Pictures

Megan and Theresa's cake. Party May 18


Graduation bubbles for the party. Megan's request.


Graduation caps made from mini brownies, chocolate covered graham cookies, fruit roll-ups (sliced), and m & m's.


Grandma, Theresa and Grandpa



Theresa and Mom at her graduation, May 13. In Sacred Heart Church.




Theresa and Megan

Megan and Theresa cutting their cake.












Megan singing the National Anthem.






After Meg's graduation.

Mark, Grandma and Theresa




Graduation Week (May 13 - 21) was marvelous. It was so great to have my parents and my brother, Mark here with us. The party was a huge success. I over-prepared with the amount of egg rolls I'd made, but they freeze well.

I'm working on posting Megan's singing of the National Anthem. She sang the school Alma mater, as well, but...we won't post that.

After taking a few days to recover from the festivities, we were hit with bad news. Two young brothers (13 and 14) from our church and that swam on the same swim team as the girls, were in a terrible jet ski accident Memorial Day weekend. The older brother, James, was taken off life-support this past Saturday and died. The younger one is home from the hospital. The Singer was asked to sing at the wake and funeral. The family is very active in our church and school. There were well over 700 people at the wake and funeral. It was heart-wrenching. As the anniversary of my brother's death approaches, it really hit me hard. The father spoke at the end of the funeral and said "At 14 he was a better man than I'll ever be." Very reminiscent of my dad's comments when asked what he wanted included in John's eulogy. James really was an exceptional young man. In addition to the 2 brothers, there are 2 younger siblings. The 4 year old has Downs Syndrome. When his father was explaining to James (at age 10) that his baby brother would always be disabled, James told his dad not to worry. That even though his mom and dad would die before the 4 year old, he (James) would take care of him. He was a Jr Olympic qualifying swimmer, top of his class, volunteered with Special Olympics and volunteered at church regularly. I've been really down about this. My faith has not been shaken, I just feel a little overwhelmed with the sadness of it all.