Senior Moments

It's been all about 'the senior' for the past few weeks. And I'm not talking about Del!!!
Once we got Jordan off to Utah and then on up to Idaho to school, all focus has turned to Kathryn and her Senior Year obligations.
Her skipping her junior year has put me into a tailspin that I have usually had time to prepare for...like scheduling Senior pictures, arranging and paying for her to take the ACT and SAT tests, getting application forms filled out and prepared to send to apply to several colleges, and then of course, the basics like school picture for the yearbook and the ordering of cap and gown, along with graduation announcements. Our school does all of this by mid November. A few things we missed and so have had to fit them in an already very tight schedule.
Kylie helped with Senior picture day. The hair, the make up, the outfits...and then once there, Kylie was the one who made sure Kathryn's hair was in place, the lighting was good and posed Kathryn in the best positions. I thoroughly enjoyed watching from the sidelines, starting at home in the bathroom. At one point, hair was not done to Kathryn's liking, but soon relaxed into what ended up being her best attribute in the pictures. Kathryn has gorgeous hair, as you can see from the pictures; a very thick head of beautifully natural blond with slight highlighted strands that are perfect. The photo shoot was fun and enjoyable, but unlike Kylie, who could have gone for another hour, Kathryn had had enough after 2 hours.. Kathryn's just not the glamorous, model posing girl that Kylie is...but I'm pretty confident she will be very pleased with her proofs when they come back.
The ACT and SAT tests are scheduled for two Saturday's this month - that will, of course, be in between her already difficult Physics and Pre AP Math classes and her online English 3 college course. Early applications to BYU will be filled out near the middle of the month and then sent off - she really wants to attend BYU Idaho, but we'll apply to several different schools.
She is training at 2-3 sports events every week, making for very late nights, making it pretty hard to be diligent in her Seminary attendance. She missed two days this week, which she'll make up, but along with her late nights for sports, her daddy has been sleeping in Jordan's room right next to hers and has kept her up several nights with his terrible coughing. She's been exhausted. Hopefully this weekend will end Dels illness and he can be back in his own bed.
But I've been most pleased with her determination to not get sick this year. With the flu and strep throat having over 400 students out at her school, she has done well to only miss two days. She is pretty dedicated with her homework, commitments and church responsibilities this year and has come to the conclusion that she just doesn't have TIME to be sick this year. I applaud her for her positive attitude and strong will.
So, needless to say, I am in a whirlwind of Senioritis...but it's fun. I've done this twice before, but this is unique in it's own way with the combining of both her Junior and Senior year into one. She's my youngest but probably my best prepared too.
She's making it work.
She's making it.
We'll be grateful for that accomplishment at this point in the year.