Well, it's been a journey. Katherine has traveled the sometimes bumpy road from preschool to high school. We have had ups and downs, sometimes two steps forward and three steps back, and we have climbed some steep hills. We have dealt with frustration and fear, confusion and disappointment, and celebrated victories along the way. Today is one of those victories. While it feels like the end of something, what it really is, as we heard during the ceremony, is a "commencement" - the beginning of something...the beginning of the next chapter in the lives of three graduates from Trinity Baptist School. The beginning of new challenges, new pursuits, and new adventures.
Congratulations, Katherine.
Preschool - Montessori School
Learning how to change a tire. :)
Horseplay with Papa.
Oktoberfest, Stowe Vermont
Scuba Diving in San Andres Colombia (snorkeling for Katherine)
Riding the (one of many) ferry enroute to L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
One of our many annual Green Up Vermont Day efforts.
Sibling collaboration.
One of Katherine's senior pictures.
Katherine marches in her high school graduation.
The Trinity Baptist School graduating class of 2022.
Twice each week, Katherine and I get together for a lunch date, to run errands or go to appointments (haircut tomorrow), and just "check-in". Our last lunch date was at Rib & Chop in Livingston where she got her "usual" (salmon). We really enjoy these get togethers.
I just got home from hand bell rehearsal! After several years of wanting to ring in a hand bell group again, I finally connected with a local community hand bell choir that meets at a local church and does a few concerts each year, and sometimes does programs for schools and nursing homes. I attended their Christmas program last year and asked if I might be able to audition for the next fall. No audition necessary (apparently teaching hand chimes to a bunch of junior and senior high students is credential enough to get accepted) and I started this fall. But when I signed up last Christmas, I didn't know I'd be moving. Even when fall came around and rehearsals began, I thought I would be around until late spring or early summer. Oh well. They let me stay on and we are preparing for our Christmas concert, conveniently scheduled for AFTER Christmas (so that it doesn't conflict with school programs and church events). So, if you're local and want to...
We are counting down the hours until we are enjoying the warm tropical weather of San Andres. In the meantime, I have made some updates to the website . Enjoy.
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