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Posted on 07/13/2004 9:49:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
Eleventh Thread: Wedding Edition: The Hobbit Hole XI - No One Admitted Except on Wedding Business!
New verse:
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Upon the hearth the fire is red, |
Still round the corner there may wait |
Home is behind, the world ahead, |
Ha ha ha!!!!!
Sigh....probably... ;-)
bringing the box fan?
Yes...the proverbial one, anyways. ;-)
Yes...the proverbial one, anyways. ;-)
What verse of Proverbs is that in again? :)
I'm sure it's in there somewhere....
I believe it's in the HSV (Hobbit-Hole Standard Version) :)
So how's things with 2J today? I'm on the second-last page of this book I've been editing all week--yay!
I'm doing good. Have had a great day so far. Matthew is due a birthday party, right? He has one every other year. Except this year, we can't really afford an all-out party. So we sat down and had a series talk. Came to the agreement that we would invite his good friend to go out for a happy meal (they are a 1.99 on Thursdays), and then bowling!
This friend of his is the little boy who's brother is so sick with leukemia. Every week, it just so happens every Thursday, his mom has to take his brother to the doctor and Matthew's friend has to stay home with his teenage sister. Ugh, huh? LOL! So, we got him out of the house for the day today! His mom was already home when we dropped him off.
We went to eat lunch first and boy, could this kid EAT! He had his eaten before we had ours unwrapped! I was mortified and offered to get him something else, but he politely declined. Very very courteous kid.
Then we went bowling and they had a great time. I overheard him say to Matthew "Boy, are you lucky, getting to go bowling for your birthday!" (He didn't know I had two "bowl for free" coupons from the library that the boys got when they finished the Summer Reading Club.)
After a great time bowling, we made our way to Braums and had ice cream cones. Again, he woofed it down! LOL
So for very little money, I provided this boy a time away from home, and my son a wonderful time with a good friend on his birthday.
I talked to the boy's mom and asked if we could frequently get him on Thursday and do something...like just go to the park, the mall, the zoo or something...Matthew would love it. And the boy would be out of his house and having fun instead of being stuck with his sister! LOL
I would love it because this kid is so well-mannered, funny and outgoing...he was a pleasure to be around.
I told his mom as much and she just beamed.
Yay! I found it! It had fallen behind a chair.
Spending spree time, baby!
Or sort of. I haven't been able to buy fresh groceries for a bit and I'm out of everything. I love grocery shopping, though...so this won't be bad...
I'm kind tempted to go to the "big city" and go to Shaws. They have more variety. Of course...that could put a damper on any ice cream or fudge pops purchases, but maybe that's a good thing.
I used to get Happy Meals for my birthday from the McDonald's Birthday Club :) Never went bowling for my birthday--that'd be fun! It'd be cool if Matthew and his friend can spend time together once a week like that. Sounds like the kid's mom likes the idea, too! :)
Oh, yay, I'm glad to hear that!
I'm feeling tired today. Not precisely depressed, just robbed of motivation. I drove around for a bit. Found the library, didn't find anything I wanted, because I wasn't really looking. Found a different video store and this one had less than Blockbusters'. I guess I need work and classes to start to give me structure and such.
The boy with leukemia is on the far left...Matthew's friend is on the far right. As is the case with most homeschooling families in a group (these guys are in our church homeschool support group), the entire family interacts, you know? All the kids (except for the teenagers usually) interact with each other...interaction isn't just with one's own age.
So Matthew is good friends with the boy who is his age, but also interacts with the ill boy and even with the younger ones. Same with Joshua...he interacts even with the older ones.
It's one of the good things about homeschooling and being part of a group...kids relate with each other across many ages. And although homeschool teenagers might not "play" with the younger kids, they seem to be very aware of them and watch out for them. It's really a neat kind of socialization. Note that Jeremy is in to anything "Star Wars"? When he and Matthew get together, it's mind-boggling to hear them talk!
Kinda one of those days where you finally have time to read or watch a movie or something, but don't really wanna do anything? I know what that's like...
I just made a list for groceries using a feature on Price Chopper's website, which probably took me three times as long as just writing stuff down. But it's kinda nice...I was able to browse local sales and add for sale items to the list.
But...that I guess means I'm not going to Shaw's. I think I'm deciding I'm not motivated enough to drive over there, anyway, when Price Chopper is only ten minutes away. Frustrating thing is that the local grocery (family run) has much better prices than the big ones, but lousy produce. Typically I go to Price Chopper one day for fruits and veggies, and then to the local store for meats, dairy, and eggs. But I'm not sure I have the patience to do both tonight.
I haven't got a pattern yet, obviously, but I imagine I'll shop once a week or so. Probably at the Wal-mart, it's convenient and I should save money that way.
Mmm, I'm just sitting here like a slug watching anime. Maybe it's the weather? Today has been mostly gray and rainy.
"Note that Jeremy is in to anything "Star Wars"? When he and Matthew get together, it's mind-boggling to hear them talk!"
Heh-heh--sounds like me and my best friend in 2nd grade :) One thing I did back then was have my Mom buy me Star Wars folders so that I had them with me in school in case I wanted to draw pictures of Star Wars. And of course I had a Star Wars lunchbox with a Star Wars thermos inside--think I went through several of those plus a Marvel Comics lunchbox :)
It's neat the kids interact across age groups like that--kinda like having extra big brothers/sisters!
As soon as I get back from shopping, I'll be joining you. Need to do laundry, too, but luckily that's something that can be done while watching anime...
Hey, you! You haven't been around much lately, have ya? We're gonna revoke your membership if you don't check in once in awhile. ;-)
I used to just do frozen meals, but at this point I like cooking and I've been alone long enough to know how to get away with it. I usually immediately freeze a portion of any big meal, and any larger package of meat. That way I have my very own frozen meals, for cheaper. If I didn't like to cook, that wouldn't make sense, I guess...
Of course, half the time those frozen meals get eaten by a certain brother who opens the fridge before he even says hello if he comes to visit...
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