Day 12: Graduation Tonight was 8th grade graduation. Not a lot of quality time outside, unless you count standing around the school waiting to get in or dragging your child away from her friends! Dinner at hibatchi restaurant, graduation event, dessert at home with family, all makes for a memorable blur until the photos get uploaded and added to the scrapbook.

Total time outside: 15 minutes

Labels: graduation, restaurant, summer

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  Day 11: Another evening out It's the big 8th grade 'graduation' dance, and I was the dutiful father, snapping photos of my daughter and her friends. It was a 'red carpet' themed event, and all the boys and girls were in their party finest. For the boys, black shirts/pants and a white tie was the preferred look. The girls - everything from the 'little black dress' to near prom regalia. It was interesting watching the awkward junior highers' as they attempted to be grown-up. Weird to see kids I watched go through elementary school start looking like their mom/dad - at 14!

After this it was another school board meeting, discussing board goals for the coming year. There was time after the meeting for a 'tall cold one' at the local watering hole with outdoor seating until 11pm!

Total time outside: 90 minutes

Labels: graduation, school, summer

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