When Steph was in kindergarten, I didn't know what to expect on the last day of school for the graduating class's send-off. It turned out to be a "good, clean fun" tradition: A few minutes before noon, all the students, teachers, and families gather on the hot-top, with all the fifth-graders in the middle. At 11:59, the countdown begins, and at "3-2-1!" the crowd erupts in cheers, and the fifth-graders spray Silly String everywhere. And I cry. Even if I don't know a single "graduate," I get all ferklempt.
Today at noon, Steph
was one of the fifth graders with a can of green Silly String and a
huge smile on her face. I was smiling too, even through the tears.
Hey, I had two graduate--one from high school and one from college. May I join you in the "verklempt-ness." (f or v--I typed it with a v and it looks right that way...)I HATE silly strip, and don't like getting any on me when I work graduation.
Posted by: Margaret | June 19, 2008 at 02:30 PM
Silly STRING--I should never type without my glasses.
Posted by: Margaret | June 19, 2008 at 02:31 PM
I also prefer verklempt with a "v"! Our town has banned silly string, at least for our parades. But it looks like the kids had fun. I got verklempt looking at my daughter's high school yearbook, thinking of all the graduating seniors. And my daughter is only a sophomore! I think we're all overwrought by this time of the year.
Posted by: Elena | June 19, 2008 at 04:09 PM
What a great tradition! I'll bet the kids absolutely love it!
Posted by: Tonya | June 19, 2008 at 09:09 PM
What fun! I always have tears in situations like that too, whether I am somehow personally involved or not.
Posted by: Kelly | June 20, 2008 at 09:36 AM