Day 44 – My daughter had her graduation ceremony for community college yesterday. It was held virtually. She was so proud of herself because she has always struggled in school but she graduated with honors AND Phi Theta Kappa distinction. She would have had cords and she was so looking forward to this. We made it as special as we could by ordering a cake, ordering sushi (her go to for celebrations), and making a sign for our yard. The ways we are celebrating are different but maybe that is good. Things had gotten way over the top in some cases. Carnivals and elaborate parties for little children’s birthdays. Trips for older children who are graduating from middle school or high school. These are all wonderful and nice but sometimes we lose the reason we are celebrating in the celebration.
We had sushi at home and a small cake from…
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