One more has graduated from high school and is ready to leave home. Dillon is going off into the Marines and will leave on August 11. It's going to be a wild, crazy ride for him and I hope it's everything he expects it to be.

It's a difficult emotion to watch a kid leave home. We'll all be okay, of course, and as the saying goes, "life is like a book, the further you get into it, the more it makes sense." There's a lot that I see now and can't wait (although I hope that I have several years to to wait) to use all I've learned to help my kids give my grandkids an incredible insight on life. I think I know exactly what to do now. :-)

Nonetheless I am proud. Conon is doing exceptional in college working to be a teacher (which I think is the most noble job in the world) and Dillon has chosen his career path and feels happy. I know that he will get a lot of support in his life.

Now there's just one left. Gage. I will enjoy and cherish each day of the next five years because I know how quickly they fly.