Day 987 of 1000
We are sad that Grandpa Lauro and Grandma Conchita will not be able to be here from Monterrey for the graduation. We have planned a special trip to visit them in Mexico later this summer to celebrate the graduation, but it would have been so nice if they could have been here. We hope to get some video and pictures of the ceremonies so we can send them and plan to call as soon as the ceremony is over.
Aunt Julia, the kid’s über-aunt is flying out from Oregon today with Grandpa Milo so they can attend Christian’s graduation ceremony on Friday and Kelly’s graduation ceremony on Saturday. She is filling the place of Grandma Sarah who at age 83 really has gotten past the ability to take cross country trips. We are so glad both Aunt Julia and Grandma Sarah were willing for this as Grandpa Milo now has some memory issues and would have a struggle to make it on his own. We hope to send video and images back with Aunt Julia to show to Grandma Sarah. Grandma Sarah has been the principle cheerleader and advocate in our family for higher education. She did not do so bad either. All four of her living children have Bachelors degrees and three of them have Masters. After this weekend all six of her grandchildren will have Bachelors degrees one of which has a Masters degree and two more will be starting PhD’s in the fall. Not bad for a lady who picked strawberries and beans in the summer to support herself through a Pharmacy degree, one of the first three women to complete the degree at Oregon State alongside the first black man. She graduated in 1952 when it was still Oregon State College, not Oregon State University.
We are so grateful Gladys from Oregon will arrive this afternoon, too. She is a very dear friend and honorary grandmother to Kelly and Christian. It is just amazing she was kind enough to make the effort to be here. Of course, every place she goes is better off for her presence, but this is especially gratifying because of the huge and unique role she has played in our family for two generations now.
Betty Blonde #111 – 12/18/2008
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