My husband and I are going to my daughter's school for an assembly this afternoon.
She's been nominated as Student Of The Month and the assembly is in her honor. Dave and I will stand in front of the entire school and hand Shea her certificate and prize.
Shea's ecstatically happy about it - she says that it's usually the Preps or the Plastics that get this award, and seeing as she identifies herself as a member of the Punk crowd she feels like she's going to be representin' for them. She's said that she's going to give the rawk 'n' roll 2-fingered salute (index and pinky fingers up in the air, the other 2 fingers held down with the thumb) when she's walking up to the front of the auditorium, and she's gone off to school this morning wearing her best punk-y outfit (the best one that's acceptable for wearing to school, that is).
I'm so proud of that kid. She's an outstanding student and she absolutely deserves to be recognized like this. She's also a good kid; she helps out at home, doesn't get into too much trouble and isn't afraid to be different. She's not one to do what the rest of the flock are doing, put it that way.
I'm taking the camera, so pictures will certainly be forthcoming....