drum roll

wah. i got cum laude. a year of my life to write a 93 page honors thesis. straight A's. but my thesis was deemed well written but "not theoretically grounded enough." so just cum laude. i know. i know. complaining is bratty. be thankful. and when i realize i did all this while being a single parent of a special needs kid. plus18 months of being a foster parent of another special needs kid. without resources or any network of friends to pitch in. and then cum laude is pretty dang impressive. and now i am not being bratty, i am being proud. which is equally obnoxious. so i will just put on my honor cords and smile and say nada.