Monday night we went to dinner at the Cliff House. It's a fancy restaurant/hotel down in Maintou Springs. We got a babysitter for the girls and had a nice, relaxing, grown up dinner! It was tasty!
I was making a quilt for Maddie for her graduation gift. So, I had been spending my free time trying to get that finished up. It took a while, in fact I finished it Thursday morning (yesterday) and was able to get it through the washer and dryer to give to her that night!
Tuesday night we had our cadet from last year come into town. He was back to commission two kids at the Academy, so he stayed with us Tuesday night, not that we saw much of him. He got here late and we left at 8am to go to graduation the next morning.
Wednesday was graduation day. The weather was beautiful! In fact it was quite warm actually! I got a few small spots of sunburn where I missed with the sunscreen. As usual I really enjoyed graduation. The Thunderbird show is always so fun to watch! The speaker this year was the Joint Chief of Staff, Mike Mullen. His speech was really good! We were so proud to watch Maddie walk across that stage and get her first salute!
Maddie's mom, dad and sister were out here for the graduation from Minnesota. Plus Toby, our cadet, was with us in the stands. So, we had a small cheering section.
Maddie and Toby spent the night at our house that night, but first they went to dinner at the Golden Bee up at the Broadmoor. Maddie was quite "happy" when she came home, but we all agreed that she deserved it!
Last night we had everyone over here for a big meal. Maddie's choice for smoked meat was brisket. So, we smoked a brisket for her, made her twice baked potatoes (which she loves) and a few other things. For dessert, Maddie got a Little London cake. So, we had a yummy dessert. She loved the quilt I made her.
Toby and Maddie left about 11pm last night. It was so hard to say goodbye to Maddie. We have really enjoyed getting to know her over the past year. The girls have really loved spending time with her too. But, we know for at least the next year she will be back to visit since Toby will still be up at the Academy. She report to Texas in late July to start pilot training!
Other big news this week, Courtney had her last hippotherapy session. So, they "graduated" her! For now she is done with physical therapy! She will continue occupational therapy for the summer.
And I forget if I mentioned in my last post, but Courtney was accepted into the district preschool program! This means that in the fall she will start preschool at the elementary school right down the street from us! I can't wait! It's a free program too, so you can't beat that!
Someone turned off winter and turned on summer. So much for spring around here! The last few days have been HOT! Today was about 85 degrees with no storms! It's nice, but it would have been nicer to have a spring to get us ready!
Hubby had a great time on his trip over seas. It took him longer than expected to get back, meaning he landed in Denver several hours after originally planned, but he did get home safe and sound!
I think I will stop here, I am so tired still it's hard to think! Last night I tried to read a little before bed, but I was so tired I couldn't focus on the words!
Hope everyone is well!
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