The initial celebration

Let me give you a glimpse at what the past semester in the Krajca household has looked like. At the beginning of the semester, Curtis had class once a week. Not too bad! He would come home, do the daddy/family thing, get the kids in bed, and start working on his project. The responsibility of the home and homeschooling fell completely on me.

For the past three weeks, Curtis would leave the house in the morning and go to work. Occasionally he would come home from work for lunch. After he was done with work at 5pm, he would stay up at work to work on his master's project, usually till midnight or 1am. This master's project took the place of a written thesis.

Yesterday, Curtis presented his master's project. This project was months of work and his graduation depended on the successful completion and presentation of this project. And if that stress wasn't enough, he also had a final for the class (which, by the way was a PhD level class) and hour after his presentation.

I was anticipating a phone call around 7pm saying that he was done, and heading home (which to make things even more fun, is an hour drive!). He called at 7:30, and said the final was over, but it had been tough. But it was OVER!

The kids made signs, I hung them on the front door, and we waited.

Once Curtis got home, we headed out with hot chocolate, and looked at Christmas lights. It was such a fun evening!! The kids were thrilled that Daddy was done with school, and we really enjoyed having Curtis back in the minivan with us. It was only the second time since Thanksgiving that Curtis had been in the van with us.

We are now gearing up for graduation. At first, Curtis wasn't planning on walking. But the more involved our entire family became in the process, we decided that it would be a great family celebration! Curtis' Dad and step mom are coming in on Friday to help celebrate. Graduation is Saturday afternoon. Afterwards, we'll be having a small celebration at our house.

This hasn't been an easy semester, or year, for our family. It's been quite an effort, and we are thrilled that it's over!! I'm so proud of Curtis, and for all the work that he's put into this accomplishment.