Well…did you all have a good weekend? We had a wonderful weekend — we headed south for three days to attend TheSecondChild’s MBA graduation. As he says, now he’s a Master. So, I should probably change his name to MasterSecondChild LOL. It was a fairly small graduation ceremony (compared to his undergrad event)– mostly advanced degrees, since it’s out-of-cycle for undergrad degrees.
Thursday night was the “Hooding Ceremony”. Each school held it’s own ceremony for the grads. The hoods are all different colors too, depending on the area of study. In MasterSecondChild’s case, the tan is for the business school and the red and blue are the university colors. It was funny to see everyone after the hooding ceremony, ’cause no one knew how to arrange the colors.
They were all fixed by graduation though and everyone was properly folded.
So, it was a great weekend with lots of good food and fun. We had fun fixing a few things that had to be fixed around his apartment and just being parents in general. It’s always exciting to see your child’s hard work pay off too, and we’re very proud of our littlest Thimble. Er, MasterThimble. All good things come to an end though, and after I accidentally locked the young Master out of his apartment — oops! — I think he was probably ready to see us on our way LOL.
And this is what we saw upon our return … the thief has been discovered. Caught in the Act! He’s a brazen little Chippy — sat and ate that whole tomato right in front of me. Luckily, we’re having a bumper crop of tomatoes, so there are plenty to go around!
Ooooh, before I go, I’ve been forgetting to mention the Aurifil block of the month! Run on over to the Aurifil page and see the fabulous August block — embroidered by the famous Bari J.! And don’t forget to check out the flickr group — there are lots of beautiful blocks being shared!
Ok, Peeps, have a great week!
XOXO,
Anna
Congrats to MasterThimble, that’s a big acheivment. And I am dying over your little thief. So sweet.
Congratulations to your son on his wonderful achievement. and, your brazen thief is adorable..
Congratulations to the newly minted “Master”! And to the proud parents too, of course. Cute chippy but very naughty indeed!
Congratulations to Mr Master Thimble!
I had no idea little Chippy would love a tomato! Cute picture!
Congratulations to MasterThimble. We too have the hoods going on at graudations – different colours for different schools – I remember mine was purple. But we don’t do the mortar boards….
Many congrats to the little Thimble – no matter how big/old they get, they are still our babies! I’m off on Wednesday to visit my one and only boy!!
Congratulations to the son and PROUD parents!
Congratulations to the newest ‘Master’ and his supportive parents.
Can’t blame the little thief – you did go away and leave the smorgasbord unattended. LOL BTW, I knew it wasn’t a Wabbit. LOL
Congratulations to Master Thimble and Mom and Dad Thimble. We know it’s a joint effort, yes? That chippy is so cute nibbling your tomatoes. Nice of you to share.
Congratulations to all of you. I have one child done with her masters, one child a year away from finishing, one just starting and sadly the fourth still to go. Whew….I’m so glad your family has reached a milestone.
How can something so cute be so sneaky and who knew rodents like tomatoes. I have a sneaky one who eats the tomato plants.
Congratulations on your Young Master! What a wonderful accomplishment. And what a brazen thief indeed. He is cute though. LOL
Congratulations to your son – that’s an awesome achievement and I bet you felt very proud of him. It’s such a wonderful place to be in as a parent – watching your children grow and move forward on their own journey. As they say “parenting isn’t for whimps” but these moments make it all worth while and I know your like me – you wouldn’t have it any other way :). Your little thief looks he’s not to worried about stealing those tomatoes – good thing you’ve got lots – he will be back lol.
hugs- Grandma Farmhouse :)
Congratulations to Master second child… by sheer coincidence I shall have a Master second child ceremony to attend later this year too. The little thief is very cute!
Congratulations to to your son, Anna! That is a wonderful accomplishment and I’m sure you are so proud! :) I love the picture you caught of the chipmunk, how cute!! :)
Congratulations.
Your thief is a cute customer….one of those was driving monster dog to distraction, darting around hiding berries always in his peripheral vision and smellable….but not findable as it could easily avoid the big grey nose and clomping paws…
Congratulations, Anna and Master Thimble! You should be very proud. :)
Is it wrong of me to love that little chippy eating your tomatoes? How adorable.
Hope you have a fabulous week, Anna. I’m going to be recovering from wedding stuff. Good night above!
Congratulations to your and your son Anna! Don’t you just love seeing them mature year after year?
Congrats to you. I know how proud it makes me when one of my kids do well. We just really want our kids to be happy, and having a good education is the best way to go. Nicely done. love the pics
That little chippie is so cute! Even with your tomato in his hands. LOL. Congrats to your son on his graduation. So wonderful. Education is a very good thing!
yay!! now, he has the hard work of trying to find a job. ;p
Congratulations, Anna, and Thimble family! You must be very proud :)
Congratulations to the Master et al! They do make us proud! What’s on the horizon for vacation? Travel or stay cation?
Congratulations to the Master! Awesome. And the thief! I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the pictures of Mr. Chipmunk even though I don’t like them much myself.
You must be so proud! It is so great to see our children succeed! Congratulations to all!
It is fun to see your kids achieve big accomplishments, isn’t it! It’s usually a reflection of them having had a good start in life:)
Cute Chipmunk, but I would not be happy about the blatant thievery, ha, ha.
Congrats to the new Master – great achievement! Well deserved proudness on behalf of the parents. Glad you’ve discovered the thief – what cheek!!
A big congrats to Master Thimble, and so happy for you too!! That’s a great accomplishment!
Congratulations to “the master”!! Hope you are having a great summer Anna!
xo