Hey thanks for all the comments about Savannah’s art work. I may take Whiterabbit’s (I feel funny callin’ her that), advice and begin putting together a portfolio. And yes, Dy, all of the captions were hers. (so THIS is love……) Too cute!
We made it through lessons without much fanfare or fuss (meaning, it was good). After we took the boys to martial arts , Savannah and I met
Thom for a manicure/ pedicure. I simply cannot wait for her blog entry about this. Do y’all remember that episode of Seinfeld, where Elaine thinks that the Korean gals doing her manicure are talking badly about her (in Korean)? My sister has a knack for this sort of thing. Savannah and I were really having a fun time, and were really pleased with our manicure/pedicures. Thom however (who has had Waaaaayy more of these done than I ever have), found herself becoming increasingly irritated at the little Korean chic doing her nails. I’ll leave the details to her, but it WAS funny! Anyway, it was a fun time, and I don’t want Savannah to be a stranger to such things, ya know? (But I WILL add that there was LOTS of talent for my up and coming tv show, “Dumbass” at the nail salon (S. is not a stranger to THAT sort of thing either, she get’s it)). Funny stuff. Oh- and after the nails, we went and got coffee at B&N. Always good.
In the world of home school, I would like to assure all of you who believe that I am inflicting some sort of torture upon my 13 y.o. son, by making him read Eusebius, that this is simply not the case. After descending the stairs, from his hour of reading, he said in a truly deep and appreciating voice, “Man, this book is pretty cool.” (Ho! Ho! What’s this? What do my ears hear???) Trying to sound normal and avoiding eye contact I say, “Oh?…. Really?” Austin says, “Yeah, all that stuff about Herod getting eaten by worms…..that’s pretty……I mean……woah.” So there you have it my friends. Need I say more? In the eyes of a 13 yo boy, the grotesqueness associated with the early medieval times is totally worth wading through the heavier and more difficult text.
The gov.’t has decided to let Race have SOME of his vacation. I will be sending the kids down to the beach with Thom (thank-you), on the day that we were SUPPOSED to go, and I will wait and accompany Race down later. When he told me today, on the phone, I had to resist the urge to fall in the floor and kick and scream. Selfish, I know. But it seems as if we are fighting a pack of wild, hungry hyenas, just to have a day or two together . They’ve surrounded us. I am just trying to get in one good kick to the head, so that we can make a run for it. I suppose the bright side is that he will be trapped in the car with me for about 6 hours, forced to listen to all the crap that I’ll ramble on about on the way down. Well, there ya go...there IS a bright side! On that happy note, I’ll go and drag myself down to the basement for my workout.
Have a great night!
Melissa
9 comments:
Glad A. is doing well with his book.
I have a thing about the Korean/Vietnamese salon workers. For some reason, I prefer to have my feet done by someone I can understand. My mom and sister laugh at me. They go to just whichever Beau Dong is available. I go to an English speaking American girl. How's that for prejudice.
How like you to find the bright side to your altered vacation schedule. That's how you make it. God has given you the grace you need. From where I stand you bear up under some heavy stuff, but God shores us up where we need it, when we need it.
BTW, you've got mail, in case you haven't checked the aol address.
Lynettte
This whole entry is hilarious. From A's appreciation for Eusebius (I have been roaming unguardedly through the VP catalog. Zorak is going to FAINT when I show him my "wish list"! And that's just all the great books!) to the manicure escapade. You guys crack me up.
Enjoy your six hours with Race. Try not to give the poor man flashbacks. And when you get in a good head shot, take it and r-u-n, lady, RUN!
Dy
After all of your working out, I pity the hyenas!!! Enjoy your time together. Loved the artwork...just didn't get a chance to write. What talent!
LOL! Funny blog!
Yay! Austin's digging it! That's got to feel good.
Stupid gov't hyenas. Give them a kick for me!
I stopped getting my nails done because I always felt like they were talking about me. It's rude the way they talk like you're not there. Maybe, they aren't talking about us but they should speak english. Just my thought.
Have a wonderful vacation!!!
Happy belated birthday, I am really behind on things, I hope you had a great day.
Please be oh-so-careful getting manicures at Korean salons. I have nothing against anyone of any nationality trying to make a living, but so many of them do not have the proper licensing and use illegal instruments. A friend at my church was in a coma for nearly a week and almost died from an infection picked up from a pedicure at such a place. They finally traced it to the (illegal) razor they use to shave off calluses, they had shaved a little too close and she remembers it being a little bit sore on her heel. Three days later, she was in the hospital barely conscious, then a couple of weeks later the coma. The infection was very difficult to define and was resistant to antibiotics; they had to try several before finding one that would work Once she recovered from that, she was still flat on her back, completely out of commision for a couple of months, and now a year later is barely back to her prior strength. It is so scary, how such a tiny little thing can have such catastrophic results!
Okay, this is just me, but I'd be tempted to learn how to say, 'No kidding!' in Korean. Just to freak them out.
::Snicker::
If you want, I have a friend that I can ask...
I am with Lynette about the pedicure places! Nuthin' but red, white and blue wavin' American's will be touching these dogs.
"No Kidding" in Korean!!! TOO TOO FUNNY!!!!
I am sorry you will not make it down to the beach the same day as we are, but THANK YOU for sending your children!! Q is looking forward to catching all manner of sea creatures with Jack. He is about to burst.
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