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The Graduate

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 Forgive the tardiness of this report, but it's been busy around here, and I couldn't get in the right head space to write about Alison's graduation from Purdue University, with honors, mind you. Where to begin? Thank you to Amy Tokash , who, if memory serves has yet to miss a milestone moment with the redhead. Amer and I were pregnant together, so our girls have never not known the sound of our voices or known the enormity of the love we have for them. Jenna graduated from USI this year and will be a kickass nurse.  Thank you, also, to the many people who've already said they'll drop by to celebrate her in June at our house, along with her father who doesn't quite understand the definition of retirement. And thanks to family who'll travel to be with us, as well. More on that to come in June. Ali's actual graduation was last Saturday, which was also the day set aside to celebrate my niece, Rachael Weir, on her graduation from Indiana University.  None o

May is racing - literally and figuratively

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It's a big month at Chez Reed. The Captain is officially retired (though he does have a consulting project and pending offers to consider) Alison turned 22 on Cinqo de Mayo She graduates from Purdue University on Friday afternoon Rachael Weir's (Jaime's daughter; Donna's granddaughter) college graduation party is Friday night We'll move Alison and her pick-up load full of anime figures and other belongings out of West Lafayette to await their next move to Orlando where she will attend grad school at the University of Central Florida. Sunday is Mother's Day Team Tokash's annual Race Day party is May 27  (if we're still invited) Lake Day with Team Vielee is May 28 (if we're still invited) Sometime before most of that, I need to get invitations out for a combo party to celebrate Jeff & Ali on June 10 in our back yard. Please consider yourself invited in the good chances I don't get to the formal invitation-making. All of the above items are good