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Posted on 06/17/2004 7:09:03 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
The Hobbit Hole will be Represented in person by 2Jedismom, Bear in Rosebear, Rose in RoseBear, Overtaxed, Penny1, RMDupree, Scott from the Left Coast, Wneighbor and Ramius (brother of the bride)
Thank you all for coming! And for everyone watching and participating from home via that camera, we hope you can enjoy the day ~almost~ as much as being there!
Doohickeys? Is that what you call them.
Been hangin' 'round the dwarves Jen? ;~D
Please don't mention doohickies on a family thread...
I think OT was happy to see them too, but she was too busy snacking on the "melted, then frozen" peanut butter cups to get too excited...
I think Frodo wanted some of the chocolate.
Later that day, I dug a big clam out of this hole...
You can use my doohickies whenever you want, dear! ;~D
Will Corin get mad if I say he reminds me of my dad?
Get a plane!
(I won't ask if'n the plane took you a "mile high" - oh wait, I guess I just did...)
'scuse me Master dwarf.... ;~D
Great pics! Thanks!
No, I'd get all fahklempt thinkin' I had at least one young'un that took school seriesly...
We left that mass of melted peanut butter cups in the fridge without explanation.... It quite disturbed Dona and Dad. ;~D
Was thinking about Jr yesterday when you had that comment about not spending time in the emergency room for football injuries this year - is that settled? Or is it settled in your mind but not in his yet?
This is the Honeymooters...
A nice picture of OT...
Here's a picture of Wn, Bear and Rose...
And finally, me...with my salmon and crab dinner...
Ruthy's picture, with Ramius and Wn, didn't upload...I'll post it here in a sec.
We told the pilot he could go back to the hangar and tell whatever story he wanted ;~D
OT and I enjoyed a half dozen raw oysters on the half-shell...delicious.
OK, I want your dinner. That looks REALLY good!
It's pretty much settled in MY mind. I didn't want to clutter wedding-moot with this discussion over the weekend. We found out Thursday that he failed Earth Science. The irony in that is that he passed the Standards of Learning exam, which would qualify to give him credit if he were homeschooled. So, there may be hope for that.
His Mom appealed to my soft side (because we understand the level of importance he places on football) and we discussed what he would need to do over the course of the summer to redeem himself. Unfortunately, with his trip to Brazil, he would miss too many days of summer school. He said he'd rather play football than go to Brazil. But, since the money for the ticket and visa (in excess of $800) is non-refundable, that's not an option. He is going to Brazil if I have to duct tape his butt to the wing of the plane.
BUT, after he left for choir tour, we found out he also failed Spanish. He doesn't know that yet.
At this point, I am not willing to budge. His mom and I did back flips (and you can understand how difficult that is for ME) to put together a workable plan once we found out about science. He was only mildly receptive.
Assuming he's awake tonite (he typically sleeps for a day or so after tour), I plan to tell him about Spanish. I also plan to put the ball in his court. I will not discuss it in detail with him until his Mom comes back. But when she's back, he will have one opportunity to try to change my mind, and it will involve his own plan of action to redeem himself.
I ain't holdin' my breath. He has got to learn that he is the one determining the outcome.
I'm thinkin' I'll have Thursday nights free this fall.
Well, I'll pray for the both of you - he failed Earth Science but passed an exam? So he knows the stuff, at least?
Sounds to me like you've been more than fair. Hope he can get things together, but I'm sure you won't actually mind having a little less stress in your life.
...and the steamed clams.
Need salmon and crab.
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