A good day.

     The Curmudgeon is in a happy place today.  My daughter, who four years ago, firmly believed that she would never go to college, just got her grades from the Spring Trimester at North Central College.  In what was a difficult term, she managed to come in with a 3.58 GPA, which raises her overall GPA above 3.0.  She has realized what I have been espousing for years, that school, while hard work, is not difficult if you just apply yourself, treat it like a job, and do what you have to do.  Well done, Em, well done! 

     At the begining of the year, I promised a reward if she applied herself and came away with good grades for the year.  The promise was that I would fund her tuition to the Woman's Chorale's summer trip to Ireland.  She left yesterday, for what promises to be a great adventure, full of great sights and a lot of music.  First stop on the tour, The Cliffs of Insanity, how apropos!