Very unkvetchy

Well since this is my blog I can change the rules whenever I want. Right?? Today I have no kvetching (well I have alot I can kvetch about but am in sunny mood. damn...) . Homecoming. I love some uniquely american traditions.....such as the stuff related to the high schools. Homecoming is one of those great traditions. Everyone goes to the football game (where we lose, a tradition within itself...) then parents go out for a beverage or go help the kids decorate the gym (guess which camp I fall into....). Saturday morning its all about last minute running to the mall for earrings, stockings, necklaces. Saturday afternoon its hair, makeup, moms and daughters sneaking in a soda at the a&w, parents calling to make dinner reservations. Then its picture time. You meet at someone's house, then off to the local gazebo, pretty park, lakeside. The parents mill around laughing, joking, catching up on the news of the older kids. Some of the alumni are there and you marvel at how lucky you are to watch these young men and women from wee small to what they are now. Its one of those perfect small moments. All is right for the world in those seconds. The boys are so cute in their slightly too big shirts, the girls with too much make-up, too much hairspray and way too much sophistication. If you are lucky, like I was, you realize how perfect it all is in that moment. The glance that your daughter gives you and the smile, telling you how much she enjoyed this bit of bonding with you. The last minute hug before they get in the car to go to the dance. Sigh.........How could life be anything but wonderful?