Five For Friday~Fall is HERE
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Fall starts today. Yes! Now for nicer weather. Sure, we had a week of decent weather, but this week has been hot again. I’m ready for jeans, pumpkin bread, different food, and no more upper 90 degree days. The boys are cutting out leaves and decorating to celebrate the change in season.
We went to lunch with my dad and brother today. All was fine until my dad started taking fries from the Baby Hulk’s plate. Without asking first. Baby Hulk came over to whisper in my ear about the problem. I told my dad to stop in Spanish. My Spanish isn’t too good because my dad continued. Finally, I gave my dad some of my fries explaining in English for him to stop taking BH’s fries. No problem, my dad just started using BH’s ketchup.
I thought BH was going to lose it. His meal was practically ruined, and he barely managed to tell my dad goodbye.
This week has been so much better than last week. Thank God for new beginnings or something cheesy like that. BH has been amazing in his work and has kept his freak outs to a minimum. No David has improved as well and the others that were in trouble at school managed to keep their crap together this week. And birds haven’t been that boring to me either.
Last night I caught Squirt studying for a retake on a vocabulary quiz. Lance and I have a requirement about making below a 90 on spelling and vocabulary quizzes. There is just no reason not to make a 100, but you better at least make a 90. Turns out he didn’t make a 90 or above so he asked for a retake. (At least he asked for another chance!) That said, he was studying with music in the background, not softly, loudly. When I asked him about it, he claimed it helped him concentrate better. When I said his grades didn’t reflect that, his response was that he hadn’t been doing it for long.
Squirt is generally not a smart ass or openly disrespectful to us. So I have to appreciate his quickness last night. And while Squirt is not a ‘yell at his parents kind of kid’, I have no doubt he cusses me out behind the bedroom door. No doubt at all.
Tonight Squirt has a play he has to attend at school. Lance was going to go with him, but Squirt requested my presence instead so I could meet a girl in the play. Which means we have to stay until after this girl changes and gets presentable to meet a parent. Except she’s not his girlfriend, just some girl he is friends with. But they are going to the movies next week. I’ve warned him about falling for his friends, it never works out in high school, but somehow I just don’t think he listened to me.
From Jenn:
Of course he’s not going to listen to you about the girls! 🙂 BUT, amazing that he wants you to meet her. I pray that W and I always have an open relationship as he gets older. May God give me the grace I need to foster it!
That fries/ketchup situation is hilarious. Granted, I realize that you didn’t think so, but I’d be ticked if someone messed with my fries and ketchup too! 🙂
From Nicole:
I am lucky that he talks to me about girls. For whatever reason, he comes to me over Lance. And I’m grateful. Now for him to listen to my words of wisdom!
From Nikki Andrews:
I thought it was Snax that was upset about the fries. I had to go back and re-read that again. LOL!
So…was this “girl” that Squirt had you meet nice? I hope he listens to you and you are lucky he talks to you about this stuff.
From Nicole:
Well, Snax does have his issues with food!
The girl was nice, but in typical high school fashion, there was drama this week. Even though she is ONLY his friend. SIGH. I am glad that he tells me this stuff. I just hate when he gets frustrated b/c nothing mom says makes it any better.
From Nikki Andrews:
Poor guy. The best thing about this is he gets to learn early about girls and their drama. The drama never ends with us girls. As soon as you get married, it seems to get worse because now you get to be involved in all the family drama!
At least he has you to lean on. Most boys don’t have that. You may think you are not helping but just the fact that he has a shoulder to lean on probably means a lot to him…even though he will not admit it most of the time. HS years are the pits! I do not miss the HS drama at all!
From Nicole:
I always tell him that about girls. My big quote: “I know, I’m a girl.” And of course, he has several friends that are girls, which always leads to problems, in my opinion. Sigh…Just hope he finds someone nice.