The author's tea
The day began with Tony showing off his new shirt
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at the bus stop. The kids assembled
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with their books and the proud teacher
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was ready to go as Benjamin
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waited anxiously for the show to begin. Kathy Klockenbrink
was out of focus
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and in
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as Benjamin told us his piece
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of how a book is made and then got his certificate of award
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from the teacher. Stephanie
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got hers next. Then Benjamin told about his book
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and Stephanie
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about hers. We got a few shots of the class
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with their books and then Benjamin
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with his certificate and Stephanie
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with hers. Emily and Hannah, the little sisters
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seemed to be enjoying themselves as Benjamin
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showed his book
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to Suzanne
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for her comments. The same process was happening in the Klockenbrink
compound
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as Benjamin and Sebastian
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posed for the camera.
After the show, there were the usual refreshments you expect at
such an event -- cheese and crackers
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donut holes
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and gummy worms
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which amused Suzanne
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as Ben posed with his teacher
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and then with the main poster
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where his bookworm
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was.
Senior awards ceremony
Sarah won
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the Society of Women Engineers Award
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and then was awarded
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the prize
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for Latin -- silver medal
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and certificate
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that was too white
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for this camera. Lily
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won the prize in Japanese. Noah won the French (or something?) prize,
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Joyce won the student-athlete,
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Noah won the orchestra prize
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and then the proceedings mercifully ended.
JWMS promotion and the celebration afterwards
Jane was far in the corner
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and hardly visible even with the digital zoom
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while the dignitaries assembled
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and Jane got her diploma
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which really excited the grandparents
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and led to a bunch of pictures of Jane and Fred
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and an attempt to get Jane
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and Sarah
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to both look at the camera
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at the same time. Next there were Lucy, Rosie and Jane
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Then Fred joined
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and Lucy's parents appeared
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and she joined them.
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Phil and Rosie Haimm
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were there and I captured a preview of
Sarah and Claire
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(main event next Tuesday). Back at home,
Lissie, Tommy and Daniel were there
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as the family women compared notes
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and the food
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looked very good to Dan
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and Milt.
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Alice arrived
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as did Justin
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but Benjamin stuck to his game.
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The arrival of Kevin and his mother
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made Benjamin play cards with his grandmother
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as Jane and Lucy
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then Caroline
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and then the George family
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with surrogate posed. Mary Knapp and her father arrived
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as did Alice's father
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which made Jane
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and Kaylen happy
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while Lizzie and Sara Just
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posed with the beautiful flowers. The promotees
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were very amused by Steven Tsai
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and his food as the Scheiners arrived
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and took turns
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closing their eyes for the camera. Rich Staller
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and Chris Hagadorn
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were having a nice conversation as Jan and Dan
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posed for the rhyming picture which Priscilla
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got focus undoubtedly to capture 3 generations
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of Staller women during which time, someone used
my camera to take a picture of me
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what a concept! Rory
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had to leave as did Adele
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but the grandparents
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seemed happy to amuse the Huangs
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and Justin and Jessie
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danced.
This food
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changed Michael from this
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to this
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as he happily joined the clean plate club
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which led to discussion among Seva, Peter and Caroline.
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Then the older kids arrived
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and Phillip posed with Suzanne
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as the Mulveys
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said something to amuse Josephine
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after which Laurie
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told Suzanne what it was.
Steven Just was sad
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then happy
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that the Manleys
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were leaving as was Steven
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while Dansyl
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tried to get the camera going.
Emily and Mary
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posed as the movie crowd
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got ready to go to Pam's
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amusement. The elders
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gathered together to process the evening and
see if Suzanne
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could keep her eyes open for a picture.
Meanwhile, the older kids were signing yearbooks
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pointing tongues
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and acting pensive
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while with Justin's final adieu
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we were left to look at Dan's hand and wonder
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why he didn't play the 8 of clubs.