Graduation weekend

So we went to Cincinnati, Beth got her diploma (big scandal - her name was misspelled), and we got home last night - very late of course (Roxy was ecstatic to see us). It was a fairly painless trip, though I wouldn't really call it fun. Larry's lower back has been bothering him for months (sciatica), but, despite my repeated suggestions, has never seen a doctor. He finally went to the ER in Cincinnati on Saturday night and got a prescription for oxycontin. Needless to say, he was pretty cranky most of the trip.

Caleb spent every waking minute that he could in the hotel's outdoor swimming pool - thankfully the weather was cooperative - warm and overcast but almost no rain. Alana was in the pool quite a bit too - the shallow end was only 2 feet deep, which thrilled her, since she could touch the bottom. The kids and I went to the graduation ceremony Saturday morning late on purpose because it was expected to last over three hours and the kids would never behave for that long - Beth had told me the diplomas were given out "at the end," but it turns out, it was more in the middle, so we managed to miss her actual ordination. Oh well. The kids sat in the sanctuary for maybe 15 minutes and then we went downstairs where they had a break room set up. But the kids charmed everyone at the dinner Friday night and lunch on Saturday after the ceremony (Caleb helped with the Hamotzi on Friday night). Except for a couple of minor fusses, they were exceptional all weekend, at the events and during the trip there and back (better than Larry most of the time). It was nice to see Larry's extended family, but honestly, the highlight for me was watching the Democratic debate on CNN at the Philadelphia airport last night, while our return flight was delayed for an hour. Pathetic, I know.

I'm exhausted now (Larry kept me up both nights we were away and we were up late last night unpacking), and now I've got Caleb's BD party on Sunday (Larry's parents are coming for the weekend), and cupcakes to bake tonight for school tomorrow. I'll manage. It's raining today, so I'm hoping to get that out of the way and have good weather for the weekend.