The Grad BBQ by the Fraser turned out great, I thought.

Everything seemed to turn out okay. When it became apparent that about 10 people signed up weren't coming, Jo and I were a bit worried about covering the cost of the food we bought (Jo thinks I overbought, and...she was right, I was wrong...again). But, people were generous and chipped in enough to virtually cover the cost. That was quite a blessing.

Also, how can I forget...the weather turned out VUNDERFOLLY. All morning and early afternoon it rained and it looked like we needed to cram everybody under the covered area. But, hallelujah, the whole time during our BBQ, it only drizzled a couple drops. Thank you God!

And of course, how can we forget the grads. There are so many of them. Dorothy's idea of "giving them a fresh start" was fitting (with the packs of gum). There's a lot to look ahead to for many of our grads. Tim's going to England, Gerardo's going to Killarney. Lisa's working in a new job, Kevin's entering university. Big steps, to say the least. So it was just good to be with and around all the grads and, in a way, send them off in their new journeys of study and learning, living and growing.

May God bless them grandly.