Come this time tomorrow, my family will be planted front and center in the stadium at my high school…watching my nephew D (“Da Dynasty”) take that walk across the stage and grab hold of his high school diploma.

Lawd! Just typing that makes me teary-eyed.

When they say “Time flies”, they ain’t NEVA lied.

I remember his parents bringing that little bundle of future badness home from the hospital.

All I can do now is shake my head and smile. That kid cracks me up. Most of the time. Er’y now and then…he gets a li’l beside himself. And needs a quick “reminder”…or two.

Yep, “Da Dynasty” is heading off to college this Fall. A college selected him and he selected back. Before tomorrow’s festivities begin, we’re sitting down to review his financial aid packet. That kid got $22K in grants/scholarships on a $26K bill and both he and his mama had the NERB to ask me “is that good?” Um…HELL YEAH!! And it’s renewable for the entire four years, as long as he maintains his GPA? Da hell you think??

So while they scratching their head, worrying over the $4K, I’m celebrating. Cause it was a l-o-n-g climb to this point and I’ve learned to take my moments where I find them. And baby, finding just such a moment at the foot of $22K in funds for college is DEFINITELY the right time.

I’m thinking that before the rest of the crew assembles tonight, he and I will spend a little time talking (translation: “I’ll talk to him while he’s detailing my car”).

I’ve got my list of names of “alleged” graduates that I’m gonna check against the graduation bulletin tomorrow. At the start of the school year, I went to his convocation ceremony. I told D & my band of “adopted” nephews that I better see each and every one of them standing in that same line, reaching for diplomas come the end of May. Guess what? Times up.

It’s gonna be a tear-filled event. I’m gonna sit on the row BEHIND his mother and his grandmas. Maybe I’ll sit next to “Uncle Playa”. Ha!

Live JOYFULLY~
*~* MsJayy *~*