Onto the next chapter ...

Well, the time has come ... Chad has officially walked the halls of Palmer HS for the last time today. No more scrambling the night before on the assignments due 'tomorrow' (he works best under pressure and late at night you see - at least that's his reasoning) ... no more tests to study for (well, the little amount of studying he did have to do). This is all true at least for now ...

Next year he is off to Colorado School of Mines. Will he repeat these same habits? Hopefully not ...

But what does all of this mean for me??

No more ...
- phone calls reporting him tardy or absent from one or more classes
- phone calls to let me know he has a D or F in one or more classes (and, yes, this has happened on occasion)
- going to Target or Home Depot for supplies for the project due 'tomorrow'
- phone calls or emails from D11 transportation to discuss his behaviour on that big yellow school bus (granted, these haven't happened for a couple of years since he's been driving, but his folder contains a few of these treasured items)

He set his goals and achieved them. For now I'm sure he's glad it's all over. Years down the road will he miss these days? Probably so if he's like so many of the rest of us. But for now ... Congratulations Chad! It's over and you did it great! I'm so proud of you. I love you. - Mom

then and now ...

Oh ... you'll all love this ... It's 6:15 and I just got a phone call from Palmer HS that Chad was reported missing or absent from one or more classes today! That'll be the last one!