SPF: this is how we ‘bounce’

Kara and Marina graduated from 8th grade today and now are officially ‘High School Students’.

I had taken out a picture of Kara when she graduated from Pre-school and I was going to post them side by side so you could see how much she has grown and tell you the whole story of a weepy-eyed mom as she watched her daughter graduate today.

TEN MINUTES before I have to leave to go watch her graduate, I am brushing my hair and my damn back went out! It was like the Kellogg boys entered my bathroom. Snap, Crackle, Pop.
Since I have back problems since I got pregnant with Kara, I have learned a vital live saver to having your back go out for no reason what-so-ever at any given moment. Just let yourself fall to the floor because if you try to grab on to something you’re going to just make it worse.

“You can’t go.” Shaun tells me as I am in tears trying to crawl to the living room.
“I can’t NOT go!”

By the grace of God and Jeremiah’s walker, I made it to the graduation. I sat my ass on the floor and took pictures while trying to hold back tears of pain.

They announced all the honor roll students first and then they handed out ‘wacky awards’. Some were for ‘most stealth text messenger’, ‘secret gum chewer’, ‘most detention time logged’ and ‘most informative shirts worn’ (Kyle won that one) and then they had the very last of many of the wacky awards and it was, “Most Likely To Win An Oscar” — They then announced Kara’s name. I don’t know if she was more excited over that award or the graduation diploma they gave her!!

After we got home, me in full hobble mode, Shaun and I got the babies and took them to our room where we got our snuggle on. He had Jeremiah and I had Ariana. I didn’t think I would actually fall asleep, but there is something about a baby that little sleeping on your chest that just sucks the energy right out of you.
So withe back out, snide comments made about my daughter (which I will go into later where I lay into some teenage boys) and the longest day in the world…this is how I ‘bounce’. I climb into bed with my husband, Jeremiah and Ariana and remember that no matter how bad it get…it’s the small things like this moment captured by Marina…that mean more than anything.

MY DAUGHTER IS IN HIGH SCHOOL! HOLY CRAP!!

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