Kate called Robert on his birthday.

Kate:  "Happy birthday!  You're 21!  You can drink now!"

Robert: "No, Kate, I am not buying you beer."

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Kate graduates and goes on a road trip!  Concert!  Grad parties!

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Graduation is tomorrow!  This week has been kicking my butt, though ( Read more... )

Kate had her last day of high school classes on Tuesday.  Tomorrow is her last day of "finals".  Wow.  End of another era ( Read more... )

Al received a series of about 20 texts from an excited Kate at 9:15 in the morning.  But he did not notice them until much later, so we did not find out what she was texting about until she got home ( Read more... )

Poor Kitty Cat got rear-ended while driving Natalie back from her AP test on Friday the 13th.  She was hit by a white panel truck which pushed her car into a CRV in front of her.  She and the CRV pulled over to exchange information, but the truck left the scene ( Read more... )

Millions of years ago, when my kids were in 3rd grade, they dressed up as "pioneers" for Apple Valley days near the end of the school year.  The boys wore sort of generic button down shirts, but I made Kate a dress, apron and bonnet for her to wear ( Read more... )

Joshua forgot his lunch box on the island this morning ( Read more... )

I showed up to help move percussion equipment and instruments from the junior high to the elementary for their recruiting performance on Friday afternoon.  I wasn't absolutely necessary - they would have managed with the vehicles they had, but it meant less detailed and efficient packing ( Read more... )

Spring Break was a band trip to Hawaii!  Kate and Josh went with the band.  Al, Robert and I tagged along to Hawaii, but stayed with Mom and Dad and didn't follow them around much ( Read more... )