deb rambles

friday was kate's all day field trip to hannibal.  a lot of other mommies & daddies went, but not kate's.  she came home with lots of pictures, lots of souveniors, & said it was lots of fun...I've always meant to take a 2 day trip to hannibal. saturday was koren's graduation...Magna Cum Laude from Missouri Western State University.  She starts as a Walgreens Asst Mgr Trainee May 19th, she'll train in St Joe 4-5 weeks, then move to another store.  family attending: her grandpa lije, great grandma marie, lije's friend jo, grandpa bernard, grandma janet, uncle john, her mom, dad, brother & sister, cody's mom norma, & cody's dad ed.  kevin led his dad to koren's, I got in with john to guide him there, I was talking & missed the turns, but john, mom, & dad got the st joe tour...the 3 places koren lived, the place she sold blood when she first started school, the Casey's she worked at for 2 days...she threw an after party with her friend & fellow grad jody...koren made the meat & cheese tray (remember she worked @ Hy-Vee deli?), they also had veggies, dip, chips, drinks, & cake.  some of her college friends & their st joe friends were there as well. cody counted 26 people in their little duplex @ one point.  they had planned on having it a park, but it was overcast & sprinkly.  there was an estate auction going on down the street, her guests couldn't get to her house, so her friend Officer Dave called for a car to come & take care of the traffic situation. deb took family pics with the grad.  WE ARE SO PROUD OF OUR BABY! & not just for her excellent grades & sheer determination & working her way thru school, but she can walk in stilleto heels like a pro!
I wanted to play miniature golf, but no one else did, so the 4 of us went to eat @ 54th Street in St Joe, when we came out, it was pouring. koren, leslie, jody, & lydia had plans to bar hop, then they were having a sleepover @ korens. koren & jody had on little halter dresses, they looked beautiful. they were all wearing these heels...mothers day I slept in, then did some random cleaning.  kate went to play at a friends house.  she had written a mom essay at school & forgot to bring it home, so she made me a scrapbook, & bought me a teddy bear & candle.  kj had bought me a flower at school with his own money, & wrote the mandatory mom poem in english class, but the poem & plant never made it home.  it really is the thought that counts. koren gave norma & I cards & told us our gift was her graduation.  (this really would work as a mothers day gift for my mom & grandma as well!  their first granddaughter & great granddaughter to graduate from college!)  I bought a vase with 3 red roses at walmart last night, thinking I would visit either mom or grandma & give it to them.  we'll see.  I'll probably just end up with a nice vase of roses~I mean well.  I was going to print off a pic of koren's grad for grandma, but kevin & I got into an argument in the ink aisle @ walmart about what kind of color ink our new printer takes...my guess was closest (left my list at home on shelf by front door), but we went with his guess, my reasoning was he bought & installed the printer, & his memory is generally better than mine...but there will be no picture for grandma printed today!
we got a high school graduation card from our niece Leah Michelle Dailey. she is graduating in Georgia & has been accepted into the college of her choice. they're all growing up...