A graduation celebration!

When we chose this way of life, I knew we were going to have to decide how to handle birthdays, holidays, and milestones. How do we make them special and meaningful, even when we are away from family and friends? Now, let’s throw some pandemic physical distancing into the mix. As always, a little help from our friends goes a long way!

This week, Katreina finished up her 8th grade curriculum from Oak Meadow Homeschool. In our country, completion of this grade usually warrants a ceremony and big party as students leave middle school behind and move on to high school. Well, that’s not happening for any graduates right now, but we still wanted to mark this milestone. Enter our friends, The Mooney’s, owners of the Carolina Deli in Columbia, SC! They make these AMAZING, huge cookies and brownies and as they were coming to Charleston, we ordered a special brownie for our chocolate-loving graduate!

“Lehe Paine Middle School 2020”

She was pretty surprised by this delicious, personalized treat, and I love that we were able to properly celebrate her hard work. Congrats to all of the 2020 graduates—the celebrations may be different, but that doesn’t diminish your accomplishments!