We survived the award ceremony (see previous post). And now I feel like an even bigger crappy parent, since the one award she won was the most “prestigious” academic award you can win in 6th grade. In fact, it’s the most prestigious award you can win in any grade in middle school, with the absolute exception of the three students in 8th grade who won an award for having straight A’s three years in a row. Wow!
The award that V won was called the Lycugus award. Apparently it is awarded to students with outstanding and consistant academics. She had abosolutely no idea she was getting it. In fact, the whole ceremony was trivial to her at first. She told her dad and I about it on Monday. Tonight is Wednesday. Mike works nights, so it was impossible for him to get off for it, with that little notice. So he missed it. Trust me - he’s really upset about it. And I feel even worse because I didn’t want to go earlier. Now I’m glad I went.
I did take pictures. They did not turn out. It is hard as hell to get a decent photograph in a gymnasium. In fact, it’s the second time in two weeks I’ve tried in that same gym. Last time - band concert. Our two oldest play the clarinet. Anyway, I got nothing good of them during the actual concert and we were in the front row - and so were they! I only got good ones before the concert with them holding their instruments. At least I have that. But tonight, when I really needed the photographs (since Mike wasn’t there), I couldn’t get them to turn out no matter what setting on my camera I tried, and it certainly didn’t matter if I used my flash or not, because either way they sucked. Digital is great, except apparently in that gym.
Next time I bringing my awesome film camera. It’s got a 300mm zoom, and Mike has a 400mm zoom that we thing might fit it. So that’s even better.
Well, I’m off to crash and read a book for a bit. (okay - so not in that order)
Love and Stuff.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:21 pm
Wow - that is fabulous!!!
And you are not a crappy parent for wanting to skip it, lol… I would have wanted to too, lol!
By the way, I need your email address, I always want to email you back on your comments but I can’t!