Many thanks to Rachael, photoshop queen extraordinaire, for the tutorial on how to make a photo collage. You'd have to travel the world over to find someone more cheerful-hearted and generous in sharing her expertise. We had a fun time on Saturday morning with our computers side by side while her daughter, Waverly, wandered by to chat once in awhile and Stella (the cat) and Sarah (the dog) competed for petting and ear scratching.
Randy's graduation ceremony was at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Dubuque, Iowa (right across the street from the seminary) at 9:30 a.m. on May 10th. After five years of work, he finally has the diploma in his hands. So now he is the Reverend Doctor McGrady-Beach - quite a mouthful! I am so proud of him! All our children came home for the event, including the newlyweds (Ian and Jess). It was really bad timing for Ian, Jess, and Emily. Emily had to miss the last few classes before finals week to fly to Iowa on Friday and when she returned, she had a 6 page paper due and then finals. Ian and Jessica gave up five days of working at The Onion, including Mother's Day, which is a huge money-making day for waiters. When they returned to Spokane, they only had five days to clear out their apartment, write wedding thank you notes, and pack for their four month adventure in Alaska. It meant a lot to both Randy and me that they all came under those circumstances. It was one last chance for our family to be together here in the house we have called home for 14 years, before Alyssa, Randy and I move to California. Randy's mom and step-dad were here from Bend, Oregon, and his aunt and uncle were here from Ann Arbor, Michigan. We had 9 family members around the dining room table Saturday night for Randy's celebration dinner, which he had to miss due to getting called to the hospital emergency room. It was a sweet time, made more poignant by the fact that it the last time we'll all gather here together.
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