The Trabuco Hills graduating class of 2011 did a great “flash mob” dance at the graduation ceremony. They made us wanna …. (Shout!)
Kick our heels up and (Shout!)
Throw our hands up and (Shout!)…
Congrats, Class of 2011! You guys are awesome.
Okay, another busy, successful week just ended for the kids: We had Senior Awards Night in the high school gym one evening; Ricky had his senior dinner-dance cruise another evening; Nate brought home all his art projects; and the kids have had various late-starts and strange finals-taking schedules, so we’re coordinating rides around here like a well-run taxi service. There are a few more things left (graduation practice, Nate’s class going on a group field trip, Rene’s “fiesta” at school, 6th grade clap-out, 6th grade promotion, graduation, Grad Night, and a family party for Ricky — all being planned in the midst of Father’s Day and an 8-day roadtrip that I’m planning like a Lewis and Clark explorer), but then we’re done!
This is definitely the busiest spring I’ve ever had as a parent! Good thing it’s not always like this.
But — who knows — I’ll probably look back on it and think it’s shame it’s not always like this. …
(I can’t wait to hear your answers on this one. …)
Sunflowers -- Photo by L. Sanchez, 2011
Have I mentioned that I’m an editor for a living? I thought I’d share a few editing tips from time to time. They’ll just be quick, simple hits – things you can commit to memory if you want, or things you can just throw out the window if you prefer.
Here’s one that seems to slip by a lot of people:
Complement/compliment
These have different meanings.
Complement (with an “e”) has a connotation of completing (I remember this one as “compleeeeeting” so I’ll spell it with an “e”):
Compliment (with an “i”) denotes praise, and always comes from a human being:
The one that means “free” is also the “i”: Throw in some complimentary tickets and I’ll be there!
Happy Tuesday!
