The Graduate!

At last, my baby has graduated from high school. If you have been picking and dropping your child to and from school, you'll understand the huge sigh of relief my husband and I expressed a few weeks before her graduation.

I remember my husband one night just before he fell asleep whispering "Oh I can't wait for her to graduate then I'll be able to sleep longer every morning." I burst out laughing knowing how stressful it had been.

Talking about stress, mine was worse. My daughter is a very active girl and participated in many extra curricular activities, namely TRi-M (the Honor society for Music), Scholastic Bowl, Mosaic, Chamber Choir and the like. I had to be picking her up on activity days, bring her home and then take her back in the evening or at night depending on whatever activity she was involved with.

The worse part is knowing she closes at 2.24 pm and whiles I'm halfway to the school, I receive a text "Mom, can you please come at 4?"

Hmm! So what do I do? Our home is far from the school and because I do not want to waste gas returning home and then having to go back, at times I'll just go to the Mall and whiles walking around whiling away the time, I shop against my best judgment and spend money on un-budgeted items!

Or at times, I would just go and park at the school, read, listen to the radio or just fall asleep. This happened during winter as well so I had my little red blanket at the back of the car and covered myself to keep warm.

What wouldn't a mother do for her child? But now, it's all over. The baby of the house is about to enter college and may be, just may be, my husband and I will be able to take the needed break from running her up and down to and from school.

But it was all worth it when we saw her as one the few out of 900 students wearing a gold cord, honoring her as an Indian Prairie Scholar (having a GPA over 3.8) and also a pink cord honoring her as a member of the Music Honor Society of Tri M, walking to go and receive her diploma as part of Class of 2010 from Waubonsie Valley High School; The Warriors!!! It was a great day!!!

Have you ever gone through such a thing? How did you feel? Just share your 'frustrations' with me and everyone.

Cheers!!!