Week 20--Kelly's Done with College!

Monday, May 16th

Into the 3rd week of the North Elm saga, it was time to put the walls and ceilings back together.  I feel blessed that I have a 'dream team' of people to call upon.  Isaac wasn't going to be available for a few more days and I was anxious to get the tenants back their space, so I called the Moses of Carpentry...my dad.  He came over and hung the sheetrock to close up all the cavities and got the first coat of mud on.  I watched and chatted and was grateful to see get time with him and see him in action.

Tuesday, May 17th

Kelly's big graduation day!!!!!

She spotted us!  We sat with her parents, her grandfather, and her brother and sister-in-law...a rowdy party of 14, cheering as loud as we could!

All the vendors were open, so it was odd to see people come and go with more beer, hot dogs, and chicken fingers.  A good way to pass the time, I suppose.  After a couple long hours of various uninspiring speeches....

It was her turn!!!  Kelly Marie DiSalvatore, Cum Laude!!!!!

After, we all went to one of her faves...On the Border to celebrate.  So proud of her!  She will admit that she was not a stand-out in high school.  She didn't fully embrace the academic experience and apply herself 100%, but that cannot be said of the last four years.  She has been studious, diligent, persistent, on top of her stuff, and all of that culminated in her finishing at the top of her program and her director highly recommending her first for any opportunities that came across his desk.  Her future is bright and we are thrilled to see her get to this milestone!

Wednesday, May 18th

Day 3 in a row for me over at the duplex.  Dad had come the day before for coat #2 and 3, so on this day I was able to sand, clean, caulk, and paint the ceilings.  Isaac came to rehang cabinets, reinstall lighting, and fix all the things he needed to knock off his list.  A l m o s t  d o n e...

Lisa snapped a few of my boys at Midweek.  It fills my heart, knowing it's where they want to be on a Wednesday night, and it brings back so many similar and fond memories of my youth group experience which undoubtedly left a mark on my life.  Also a literal mark- a scar on my knee from playing kickball.

Thursday, May 19th

Maddy randomly came home in the middle of the day with a random person's dog.  Something about hospital, police....or something.  Anyway....never a dull moment around here!

She also asked me for the video of her duet with Ty which I don't have a digital form of, but did find these pictures.   I miss watching her dance sooo much.  This was one of my Top 10.  These are just pictures of my screen, but you get the idea.  2018:

Friday, May 20th

We had Harlem for the day and our first overnight.  He loved the Moby and loved being outside.

He finished his 5,000+ piece Lego project. 

Somehow stumbled across this one:

 

We spent a couple hours over at Jon and Annie's after dinner to celebrate Andrea's birthday.  

Saturday, May 21st

9a soccer game.

After Renna's game, I went over to the duplex for one last finish!  I just needed to paint some trim and touch things up.  

(blue paint is not dry in picture)

I came home to this:

94 degrees and Trevor and C3 were struggling to get the lawn mowed, so Mr. Bellock rescued us and let us use his rider so we could finish before church.

Sunday, May 22nd

C4 threw Kelly a small grad party at our house.