Well, it's the Vancouver Olympics Opening Day! It runs from Feb 12-28. I'm not really much of a sports fan, but it's exciting just the same. M and L will be tuned into the TV as time permits.
So the other night my beloved son K says to me:
"Oh, I saw you at the grocery store at lunchtime"
I replied:
"Why didn't you say hello?"
He answered:
"Because I was with my friends"
I said:
"Well, did your friend M see me?"
To which he replied:
"Yes, he asked, 'isn't that your mom?', then I suggested we go the other way"
I gave him a hard time about this, but that's a teenager for you.
L reports that her school made a lot of money with the ice cream sundae fund-raiser they did to help sponsor an Olympic athlete. It did a lot better than the t-shirt sale. She enjoyed doing crowd control and counting the money. One of her friends cut bananas for banana splits. Apparently her hands got stained really brown from the bananas. Who knew?
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The story about K made me laugh. If he'd been out of money, you would have been his best friend!
ReplyDeleteKathy G, you know what I'm talking about, lol.
ReplyDeleteOh ya, no it is not cool to be seen talking to your parents in public if you are between the ages of 9 and 18. This rule is void if you are getting out of the car from where the folks are driving you or while holding out your hand for cash. The rule reads something like "the exchange of word can only be thanks or bye, there shall be no other words spoken." :o)
ReplyDeleteHi Christine,
ReplyDeleteLooked at the personality traits. Be nice if everyone tried to acquire them !
Also read about potassium. Have heard that it helps control BP Bananas are supposed to be a good source and we try and have one every day ! I dont know about the BP but our arms are getting very long .
Ok, I'm sorry but I laughed about K too ;-) It's actually pretty cute and totally normal. What is really funny is that his friends probably wouldn't have minded saying hello to you.
ReplyDeleteSoccerMom, I got all that thanks, lol.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, that's a good idea about the bananas, I think I'll start doing that...and watch for the long arms!
Japra, I guess we have to realize they're growing up and give them their space.