Adam's New Comic

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Lisa had a great idea for Adam: to come up with enough comics to publish a book. He has always wanted to write a book and this will be a good one for him--short events he turns into comics that sort of explain his life. His main character, Dave, is a teenager (even though he always wears a shirt and tie) and Adam still considers himself to be a teenager so this is the story of his life...(names have been changed to protect the innocent :)!)

Beautiful Flowers

I have never had the knack of growing things. I blame my skin for this. Since I burn so easily, I never was assigned yard or garden duty but spent those hours in the house. (My parents are both fabulous gardeners but I didn't get that gene.) I can't keep anything alive that's not silk. With my track record, it's hard to invest in plants and even harder to know what to do with them once I've invested. (Let's not go into my hundreds of dollars wasted on ivy plants in New Mexico. Who can kill ivy except me?)

The Relief Society held a gardening class and a master gardener from another ward came to teach it but he requested that the ward purchase the plants and then find homes for them because he had enough. My lovely friend, Ann, who has the gift of making everything beautiful, had some leftover plants and, since I couldn't go to the class, she brought them to me AND (this is the important part) helped me plant them. She said the key to a beautiful potted collection is "thrill, fill and spill." Thrill is for the tall showy plant that anchors the whole thing, fill is for the plants that complement it and are lower in height and spill is for the plants around the edge of the pot that spill over and bloom. It only took about five minutes for Ann to make these two beautiful pots.

There were still plants left but I was out of pots so later I went to buy another pot and look what I did all by myself! (I even picked out two of these plants! WOW!)

My favorite plant is one that reminds me of New Mexico. Isn't it adorable?

I now have three beautiful pots on my balcony and have added some plants to my boring chrysanthemums in the front. (Even I can't kill chrysanthemums!) We're ready for a summer party!

Yeah! We're Done with High School!

Here is our last graduate on her happy day. She finally feels all grown up and ready to take on the world. The ceremony was amazingly short in a facility that was large enough and had great air conditioning. The weather even cooperated by not raining during the picture taking (well, not much) and by being cool enough to stand being outside.

Chorus Awards Banquet

Last night we attended the Chorus Awards Banquet where Summer got a boatload of awards and recognitions. Here she is with a group of her chorus friends.

These are all really nice girls as well as really talented musicians. Here she is receiving her certificate for participating in the All-Virginia Senior Honors Choir. Only two students from her school were chosen.

Here she is receiving her certificate for participating in the All-Virginia Choir. Only four students from her school were chosen.

Here she is performing her second senior solo this week. (The first one was Tuesday night at the Spring Concert and she accompanied herself on the piano for that one.)

She lettered and got a pin in Chorus this year and she also received the "Sunniest Smile" award from the seniors and the "Positive Impact" award from her choir director. Chorus has been a wonderful experience for Summer both in New Mexico and here. She has made her closest friends there and has developed a talent way beyond her years.

Adam's Comic

Adam created the cartoon above in Paint. He has learned to master that program.