Happy Mother’s Day. Today my mother’s last grandchild (probably) graduated. No. She graduated. She’s probably the last grandchild.

Mom and dad didn’t get degrees. Dad was the youngest of eight and the only one who didn’t go. Mom started but eloped. She took a crap ton of courses to keep her teaching job but eventually the chase became too much. Two kids. The youngest earned a BA in Piano Pedagogy and a Masters in Mathematics. The eldest earned BA’s in Political Science and Public Administration, as well as a Juris Doctorate. Currently five grandkids. Two biological, three by marriage, and all quite loved. Two with Masters degrees. Three commissioned Second Lieutenant’s in the USAF.

All in all not a bad contribution to mankind