It's May 1st! With one Son Graduating High School and the other Graduating Jr. High the time has come to set this insanity into motion. So what's on the May agenda you ask? Oh just a few things. Like Senior announcements, checking on college dorms, last minute scholarship applications, senior banquets, awards ceremonies, the actual graduation, and then some parties and such. Then there is the 8th grader, so just cut out the college part, rinse, recycle, and start over. Despite making lite of it, this really has been a year of planning just to culminate in this one month. Pictures were taken months ago. Cap and gown order six months ago. College planning started so long ago I can't remember when it started. Address list have been accumulated over that last year. And on and on. For more plans please see master planner also known as the wife.
But I will choose to enjoy this May of non-stop events and celebrations. The planning is done and it was done for the purpose of doing just that, enjoying the rewards of my Sons' labors. Just this morning I got up at 4 am to bring the 8th grader to catch a bus to go to Jr. Beta Convention. No gripes, just got up and made sure he had his stuff and we made our way. I mean, how often in life will a month like this go down? I surely will not let it pass in frustration or in a panic trying to play catch up. I'm going to sit back and take it all in. Clap like a fool when they call my Son's name for an award. Grin like I just stole something when I get to take a picture with them in their cap and gown. And sit in my seat and reminisce as they walk across the stage. Reminiscing is a strange thing. Everyone says they wish they could have done more with their kid, but honestly I'm not sure how much more I could have put into my Senior. I still have four more years to drill into my 8th grader. But still as a parent you can't help but reflect on that oh so brief time that you had them as your babies. And now their off into the wild blue yonder.
History shows that Americans have shied away from May Day as a holiday. The Cold War did this to us. It has it's roots in celebrating the color Red and socialism. But forget all that. It's the First of the Merry Month of May. My two boys are graduating. And how often does that happen? (well actually it should happen again in four years but that's another story) So let's celebrate all month and hopefully at the end of the month we will have a college freshman and a high school freshman to show for it!
Happy May Day Everybody!!
