Before there could be a graduation, there had to be a last day of school. Jane was getting ready
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as were Sarah
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and Benjamin.
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Jane and Sarah were swapping shoe stories
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as Suzanne
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watched Benjamin's lunch bag
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for the last time this academic year.
It being the last day, we decided we had to take a picture in front of the tree. We pondered the possibilities
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and decided that a backwards picture
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made sense for the last day but then realized that everyone would look better in a forward picture
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so we took some of each.
Next we decided to celebrate Father's Day, so I was given gifts
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which I opened to reveal a shirt
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and a pedometer
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that talked. John came
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and the kids climbed in
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for the last ride.
So, Benjamin and I were ready for the walk to the bus stop. We got there first but then Chip and Will arrived
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so that the boys could check out their tree
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while John and Emily Shea appeared
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followed by Adam and Nate,
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Elena and Carlotta
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and finally the Klockenbrink family.
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Carol Mason somehow snuck in
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so I couldn't capture her until the bus was long gone.
Graduation preparations began at home as Sarah adjusted her cap
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as Ben and Jane watched
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and then posed for a few pictures
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as did Jane
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and Benjamin
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who also tried this mirror shot
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to see if we could get good framing on him.
Once at school, Sarah demonstrated that in 12 years of education she had learned some valuable lessons
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by tying her shoes. Next we were off to the ceremony where the stage awaited
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as Jane watched
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and Claire and Olivia arrived
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to try and reserve seats. Mr. Mapps was there
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and glad to see Jane on so momentuous an occasion.
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The crowd was assembling
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as the skies darkened a bit
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as Tom arrived
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and the cameraman
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set up. This gentleman blocked my picture
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but finally I could capture the stage
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once more. Vince Poor was there
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and Hank Farber arrived
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to try and focus a picture
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with his new camera
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but maybe nothing came out. The graduates started to march
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from some distance which got Mr. Huang's camera out
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and made Sylvia
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Dan
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and Suzanne
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happy that something was about to happen. The school board assembled
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as the camera folks jockeyed for position
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to get their pictures of Sarah
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at the head of the class as the rest of the gang
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marched in and got ready for the pledge of allegiance
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which Sarah led
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as Catherine Marchetta
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arrived late. Next, Sarah introduced
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the Inspirational Choir
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which she watched with Ms. DeLuca
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and then she was ready to speak
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which brought the rains. So we moved indoors
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in a bit of chaos as everyone assembled
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and Sarah waited impatiently
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until Carly spoke
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which led to the awarding of the diplomas
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and eventually Sarah got in line
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and got her diploma
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or at least the holder, so that we could be freed from the heat of the gym and the bad distance properties of the camera.
Lily
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was happy to be graduated as were Jess
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and her mother.
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The Clarks
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are now empty nesters. I captured the May 17 club
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and Jon Huang
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and eventually found Sarah and Claire
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so that we could go to the diploma line and get this
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proof of concept for which flowers
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were awarded.
Once at home, Alex Dahlen was amusing the Coiros
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when the Fuccello's arrived
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along with the Hallett family
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(and new addition). Juliana greeted Ruth
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which amused Dansyl
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though the Russels
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wondered what Peggy Skemer and her mother
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were thinking. Liz Dahlen and Peggy Skemer
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explained which fork I was supposed to use as Olivia arrived
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bearing gifts. The gang sat
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as people clustered
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and Jon Huang marveled as
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this unknown gentleman
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appeared. This made the women assemble
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as Alex talked to his grandfather
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and the cake appeared
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ready to be cut. John Byers posed with his sister
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and then the whole family (sans older brother)
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stood for some family pics. The gang
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was there. The Harvey's posed as a family
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as did Helen and Anne
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and then Peter
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of the Sarnak-Nissenbaum crowd. Dan Yi was there
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trying to erase some strikes to the amusement of Sarah and Maggie
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as Lily watched
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and her father mugged
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for the camera. Juliana and Karen posed
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and then Juliana posed with Sarah
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as we discussed when they had first met. Everyone loved Benjamin's book
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and was discussing the sequel as Piya arrived
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and Jane made it official
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that it had truly been a long day.