Random Thoughts the 13th: Jason Takes RTT
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Man, first day oldest is gone and I stayed up waiting for him to come upstairs/home for our midnight to 1 am conversations on autopilot. This is going to take some getting adjusted to.
TCU is only about 4 miles from the convention center. Great idea, I'll have to check.
Speaking of old age, our matriarch, Marian Beisser, will turn 97 in about 3 weeks. She still lives by herself (although she doesn't drive, her vision is extremely poor), comes to work 4 days a week, goes over all the invoices (and finds all the mistakes), and calls on past due accounts.
She eats like a horse - her two favorites are beef and chocolate - and watches all kinds of sports. An amazing woman, and greatly to be admired.
She eats like a horse - her two favorites are beef and chocolate - and watches all kinds of sports. An amazing woman, and greatly to be admired.
Yep. The world's a little different today. We arranged for 8:30 Sunday Night Facetime calls. I imagine that I'll be pretty anxious for those for a couple of weeks.
In other news, the youngest daughter has her first tennis meet today and the son is starting a new job. He's a Pizza Genius at Little Caesars.
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CycloneErik
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Tuesday will be like that with Z off at Kindergarten.
I mean, it'll be cool in some ways to own my day, pick meal time, shower when I want, stuff like that, but it's not quite the same without the tiny person running around, unscared.
And on the other side, she'll likely be scared to death most of Tuesday, so 2:05 can't come quickly enough.
Took LittleWx to see his room, teachers and drop off school supplies last night. After we asked him what he thought and he said "I am excited but nervous about all the new things". Kid always amazes us with how he is able to express himself and carry a conversation on. Teachers come by to do the home visit tomorrow.
MrsWx is officially in the technical part of the nursing program so we had this meeting thing last night. Some good info but the free food was the best part. @Entropy finding Iowa hall was a *****. Work on that. (I say that as someone who is related to a college trustee)
MrsWx is officially in the technical part of the nursing program so we had this meeting thing last night. Some good info but the free food was the best part. @Entropy finding Iowa hall was a *****. Work on that. (I say that as someone who is related to a college trustee)
@BoxsterCy, this one's for you:
Blueberry Key Lime Pie at Farmers Union Coffee Shop, $8 . Partner @BirchwoodCafe is justifiably famous for its Key Lime pies, and adding MN-raised blueberries is an inspired touch. And it’s a state fair miracle: real whipped cream (from a MN dairy, ‘natch). Don’t miss.
Blueberry Key Lime Pie at Farmers Union Coffee Shop, $8 . Partner @BirchwoodCafe is justifiably famous for its Key Lime pies, and adding MN-raised blueberries is an inspired touch. And it’s a state fair miracle: real whipped cream (from a MN dairy, ‘natch). Don’t miss.
Kindergarten is pretty tough too. You see them walk into the classroom and you realize they're a little older and a little more independent.
CycloneErik
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She's done that for Preschool and EK for a couple years.
Now, seeing her do that as she walks past all the comparatively giant kids will be quite a thing.
If anybody's wondering if I'm worried about my daughter partying too much during school I will note this. She brought knitting needles and yarn with her to college.
Also, as we were leaving the neighborhood, a bunch of neighborhood moms came out to say goodbye and offer encouragement and wisdom. One neighborhood dad came out. His words, "Don't take any sh*t from those guys and don't let them give you any sh*t."
Also, as we were leaving the neighborhood, a bunch of neighborhood moms came out to say goodbye and offer encouragement and wisdom. One neighborhood dad came out. His words, "Don't take any sh*t from those guys and don't let them give you any sh*t."
At daughter's old school they paired up each Kindergartner with an 8th grader (K-8) school. So for the entire year they have an older buddy that looks out for them and has lunch with them at least once a week.
I did remember to wish the oldest happy bday this morning. A text versus face to face isn’t the same.
You hear about kids lunch accounts going negative, we have been having issues with ours. They take it out of the wife’s paycheck. Tried to stop it but business manager won’t. Nearly a grand in it now.
CycloneErik
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It happens each week right now at my daughter's dance class. 4-6, including Z, take their turns with tons of tears.
Then it's all fun, eventually. I don't really get that, either, but it seems to work.
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