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Jun. 17th, 2019 06:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eafmMy grandparents would talk, sometimes, about the years when they would regularly visit with the Cerars -- my grandfather's cousin and his wife. They shared a love of gardening, singing, and going for drives, and they often shared cuttings with each other of their most successful plants. I still remember the Cerars' 50th anniversary party (I was probably in college at the time). We all joined hands in a big circle around them and sang "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" to them. For my grandparents' 50th, of course, my sister, my cousin, and I dressed up like the Andrews Sisters, sang a few songs from the War and then led all the guests through another dozen songs. Like every party of theirs, it was held in the backyard, under the grapevines.
The Cerars are on my mind today because I was in Queens for the afternoon, picking up some furniture and taking cuttings from a few of my grandma's rose bushes. I also took some soil from their yard (I'd been planning to use potting soil but didn't have any ready to take with me this morning). I might take some lily of the valley,rose a sharon, and mulberry next time.
I don't know if it's easier or harder to say goodbye to the house and yard in slow motion like this.
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In other news, Sarah had their homeschool graduation party this weekend. There are 7 kids from their drama group wrapping up their homeschool journey this year, so one of the moms hosted a huge, lovely gathering at her home. It was perfect -- the kids who wanted to, wore caps and gowns and fancy dresses, and the kids who didn't want to, didn't. Sarah wore their Monster tshirt and denim shorts. The director gave a short, sweet, perfect speech. When the sun went down, there were surprise fireworks thanks to the college nearby.
There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said by every parent who's been through this. I would swear Sarah was 3 years old last week. I am full to overflowing with love and pride for this child of ours.
The Cerars are on my mind today because I was in Queens for the afternoon, picking up some furniture and taking cuttings from a few of my grandma's rose bushes. I also took some soil from their yard (I'd been planning to use potting soil but didn't have any ready to take with me this morning). I might take some lily of the valley,rose a sharon, and mulberry next time.
I don't know if it's easier or harder to say goodbye to the house and yard in slow motion like this.
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In other news, Sarah had their homeschool graduation party this weekend. There are 7 kids from their drama group wrapping up their homeschool journey this year, so one of the moms hosted a huge, lovely gathering at her home. It was perfect -- the kids who wanted to, wore caps and gowns and fancy dresses, and the kids who didn't want to, didn't. Sarah wore their Monster tshirt and denim shorts. The director gave a short, sweet, perfect speech. When the sun went down, there were surprise fireworks thanks to the college nearby.
There is nothing I can say that hasn't been said by every parent who's been through this. I would swear Sarah was 3 years old last week. I am full to overflowing with love and pride for this child of ours.
