Thanks for the encouragement to do whatever to go see my grandson graduate. And we made it back alive! lol! I arrived just as everyone was getting into the Expedition to go to the graduation ceremony. Tired as the dickens I was swept off to the ceremony (I felt bad because they waited for me) in what I had on and we didn't really get very good seats because of me. But, no one complained or said anything...1200 miles of driving had me a wee bit on the tired side and I don't think I would have heard them anyway. The ceremony was nice. I am glad I went even though the heat was unbearable in the auditorium. My grandson learned from the rehearsal that it was going to be hot...but he didn't tell anyone...but smartee pants wore shorts under his cap and gown. As did many of the other grads. After the ceremony all my gs wanted was to go to a Kobe's (a Japanese restaurant) with family and a few friends. It was very enjoyable.

We thought we were going to just turn around the following day and come back home but my daughter got us the hotel room for two days and we decided to stay another extra day. I had so much fun with my grand daughters. They picked the hotel we had previously stayed at that had an indoor pool. We took our dogs so the first day I sat at the sidelines watching because my Scottie wasn't going to let me out of his site and growled at any of the children that came close so Jeepers ate up the extra attention. (first little people Sparky had ever seen and they moved so quickly) The next day my daughter and friend coaxed me into getting into the pool by sitting at a table close to the pool. By this time Sparky wanted to run and play with the children but I still had to be close. So I'd swim out a bit with my gd and if Sparky looked anxious I swam back and gave him a hug and he gave me kisses. What a change in attitudes. This was the second day so later we went to my daughter's house for a BBQ. I must have had a sign on me that said 'fresh meat' because the mosquitoes zero'd in on me. I didn't see everyone else putting on the 'no bug spray'. I have never seen so many mosquitoes in my life. And bigger then any I had ever seen. But being with family was worth it.