It was hot and raining here last night. I slept fitfully so when the coffee maker went off I felt a little relief thinking I didn't have to struggle anymore with sleep.
She had such a great time dancing around the maypole. I don't think I've seen her as happy as that before. And then people sang at dinner, first drinking songs, but after a while we sang children's songs for Hedda and she loved that.
I always bring some food and drink on the road. It's sparse between places to stop here in Sweden.
Good morning. Congratulations to Dylan. He's a great kid. Loved the pics of Hedda. She's adorable. Always have water and a pkg of peanut butter and cheese crackers in the car.
Morning. Good job to Dylan!! Just curious, were you as proficient in school as Dylan Wendy? I hated school, and found it boring. Never cared for excelling in it. Just wondering how much is hereditary 🤔 My boys do ok in school, but don't really have the drive to excel in academics. Right now school is just "fun" It probably doesn't help that my opinion of school hasn't changed much 😂
So today we have the big party....and we decided to put stuff out for a street yard sale too, which starts in an hour. Dh is out getting party stuff still 🙄 I'm stuck here with Ayla. 😩 Oh boy.
Dh's son from NY is visiting this weekend - while they golf I have to get laundry done and run errands and finish getting ready for a class I am teaching Sunday in DC. I need extra hands today
I loved school - graduated 10th in my class (should have been higher, but my home life was crazy. Bipolar stepmom). Little J loves school, Big J not so much. I think K will also love it.
Kit said: Always have water and a pkg of peanut butter and cheese crackers in the car.
I have a box in my truck with a bottle of water too. You just never know when you might need them and they keep well regardless of temperature.
Not a morning person by any means. Need coffee........ I'm off to faceting class this morning. Hopefully I get it almost finished b/c I'd like to cut another in the next 2 classes.
I always pack us food for a road trip or flight. I just st like to know what I'm eating and my hubs might stop at Mickey Ds when he gets too hungry. Yuk
Jen - I was an excellent student in all advanced classes (mostly bored to tears until they recognized it and gave me extra work) until I hit about 8th grade at which time I lost interest due to some things going on at home and some other personal stuff, then boys and substances I should not have been experimenting with. it was downhill from there.
Ds dad - almost the same sort of thing. so... the fact that we have hit high school and he is still rocking and rolling his way through straight A's... we feel pretty happy about it and are hoping it continues. Determined to help steer him into distractions that complement school not detract from it.
I think this whole team has exceptionally pretty babies! Even the older kids are super cute- and haven't seemed to hit that "ugly duckling" stage
I have no memory of where number wise I finished in my class even as a senior- it was somewhere in the top 10% is all I remember. I was a good student- always honor roll and barely worked at it unless it was something I was interested in- like all the science classes. I was far more interested in getting home to ride my horse somewhere or go swimming or do something fun. Homework time was never fun at my house
Yeah, it's interesting how home life can effect things. I think the single parent stats were in action with me.
College was a different story, of course it was "art school" 🙄 I was in the top 20 in my class, and almost won a traveling scholarship for my thesis show. Some chick that stood naked in the middle of a room holding a stamp pad allowing people to fingerprint her won instead 🙄
I had to board in town with my grandparents for my first two years of high school. They were enforcers so I guess I did OK. There was no bus service where I lived and the country school only went to grade 8. Once I hit grade 10 the bus became available. My kids were pretty average. They all got degrees after high school but really didn't enjoy academics much.
I love academics and would have kept going to university my whole life if it were possible. I majored in "bridge" and the cafeteria for a couple of years when I first started out but I was paying for it myself so the need to get grades for scholarships and loans kicked in in second year.
oops that should read "Hedda" on her dad's shoulders.
Esme my nieces seem to be recylcing the old family names when they are naming their children. One of them named her little girl Rhea Dagmar after my grandmother, and the newest addition to the family is Annalie Hedda after my great aunt Hedda. It is nice to see the next generation pay homage to their ancestors.
