Blake's Graduation by the Table: Part II

Amy has been busy arranging tables this week!

Here are three that complete Blake's grade-school memories.

Grade 4

Grade 5

Grade 6

Blake's Graduation Celebration by the Table: Part I

Blake's mom saved tubs of his sporting and scholastic life...pictures, trophies, and mementos

 from Preschool through Senior year.
By setting up the tables, she hopes Blake will enjoy reviewing his school years
while anticipating his future at Grandview
 where he'll play football for the Grandview Vikings and study Kinesiology.
 

This post contains Preschool/Kindergarten through Grade 3...
More tables to come...



Table One: Preschool-Kindergarten. He wore the white robe at his Mini-Graduation from Preschool.

Table Two: First Grade

Table 3: Baseball, wrestling, and football! Second Grade

Table 4: Third Grade


 

 

Blake Graduating from High School

It's a mixed bag this year.

 Graduation from high school generally marches right down the line.

Not this year.

 Blake returned home from his Spring Break in Costa Rica to discover

that Covid-19 had scrambled his end-of-the-year plans.

 

 

Here's what I know so far:

The Valley Stadium Commencement has been tentatively rescheduled for June 27

 in the event that large gatherings will again be possible.

In lieu of the in-person ceremony,

 a virtual ceremony is being developed online by the West Des Moines High School staff.

 

His Glen Oaks Country Club party, originally planned for May 22nd,

 has been moved to July 12...also if large gatherings are possible.

 

I will manage some sort of updates via Facebook, texting, or blogging.

Meanwhile, Blake is keeping his body in shape for football in the fall.

He won a hefty football scholarship to Grandview in Des Moines.

Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner?

Covid-19 has us canceling earlier plans.

Maybe we can regroup this summer.

Valentine Day with Friends

I scurried about the kitchen on February 14.

The table had been set for several days...

 a winter whites thing with a shot of pink champagne.

 

We toasted Peggy and Larry and chatted for 4 and a half hours :)

 

Another Viking!

New News:

Blake won a football scholarship to Grandview University in Des Moines!

He'll play ball for the Vikings.

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Happy Birthday to Me

I'm 77 today!

Amy took this picture last May at Mother's Day lunch with my kids.

They asked me what I wanted for my birthday.

A bubble bath.

 A spa treatment.

 Chicken Tortilla Soup Supper

and

empty shoeboxes.

Shoeboxes?

Blake and I are about to launch into our part of the

JOPPA Christmas Celebration for 400 homeless

folks in Des Moines. Each party-goer will receive a shoebox

containing $10 worth of gift cards from Hy-Vee or fast food places,

and another $10 worth of bus tokens, thick socks, flashlights,

hand warmers, duct tape, lip balm, hand sanitizer, or small

packs of tissues. Christmas wrapped in empty

shoeboxes collected from friends and neighbors.

We're doing 15 boxes.

Delivering on December 16.

For one who doesn't need more stuff,

 this is a fun way

to become 77.