"It's a String Thing" #195 Tiles Coming Soon

The results of IAST #195 will be posted this Friday.

Please forgive the delay, but today our family is celebrating the graduation of our youngest and last to finish high school, Isabella Grace.

It is a rare and wonderful thing to have all seven of our children home at the same time.  With lives and families of their own, and most living in other areas of the country, co-coordinating a reunion can be nearly impossible.

Gratefully, today was an exception.  Here is photo proof ~

Isabella's Graduation Day:  Sarah, John, Nancy, Elena, Catherine, Louie,and Isabella

 
They sure know how to make a mother proud!

Please check back tomorrow for IAST #196,
Wednesday for some inspiring words,
Thursday for Fabulous Fabriano IV,
and Friday for IAST #195 Tiles.

Thank you!

A Gator Glitch...

...or should I say, blame it on a gator?!
I am just back from a road trip to the University of Florida that will delay the IAST #189 results for just a bit.

For the past two days, my daughter Isabella and I were treated to two tours of the University -  
one by our wonderful hostess and friend, Grace (and Sara, too), and the other by the school itself.

It was the fifth and final campus visit for our youngest daughter, and the last one for us as parents of a graduating high school senior.  Isabella is our seventh and last child to go through this decision making process.

"Does it get any easier?" friends ask.
My firm answer is, "No."

If anything, I am more emotional and sentimental about everything - every little thing.
Time is more precious: past, present, and future.

Honestly, how could eighteen years pass by so quickly?!

In the coming week, Isabella will decide where she will study for the next four years.  In the meantime, we will cherish the remaining months of her time in high school...

Isabella at the University of Florida

So while this post is delayed just a bit, please be sure to check back
Tuesday afternoon for "It's a String Thing" #190 !