1) It is Dad Smith's birthday - and we always do something with mom on this day (or the closest weekend, at least) because she tends to think of him and miss him more, and
2) Our son-in-law Don has completed a program to have his Arkansas High School Diploma!!
We played up number two, since it truly opened a whole plethora of fun and creative ideas of how we could celebrate. Don is an outdoorsman, and is bound and determined some day to completely furnish their home in Mossy Oak camoflage - they'll furnish it, decorate it, then dress themselves in it . . . so they will truly be camoflaged in their own home!!!!! lol
Anyway, we thought it was the perfect opportunity to make him a graduation "cap" - yes, minus the gown - and have our own little graduation ceremony here. So here are the parts of the cap:
1) mossy oak ballcap
2) square piece of cardboard covered in mossy oak, but held securely with Duck Tape
3) tassle of mossy oak yarn
While preparing the dinner, and eating, and sitting around talking afterwards my heart was full . . . and I remembered doing this when my children were young at my parent's house . . . and the wonderful feeling of "just" being family, and enjoying each other's company. So . . . now WE have the family dinners . . . and get to feel the warm fuzzies. Life is good! And we hope there are many, many more afternoons like this.
Here are pictures of Don and his graduation cap:
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