Saturday is here and we spent the day getting Dustin ready for spending two months in the equivalent to a college dorm. Ground school is about 8 weeks long and they will be staying in ASU housing with 3-4 guys to a house with a private bedroom and shared common areas like kitchen, living and bathrooms. Oh and maid and linen service. Whatever. I wouldn’t mind maid service.
However, the list of things that we bought isn’t too bad mainly because we didn’t want to overwhelm the bedroom. Paper plates and plastic silverware to go with the ramen for snacks. Laundry detergent so he can actually do laundry and I’m sending the old pots and pans with him in case he actually, you know, cooks.
I’m a little concerned about how it will be with just me and Alex. We’ve never lived with just the two of us since he was a year old and that was only for two weeks. Every other place has been with my parents or my sister or Dustin. It should be interesting to see how it all works out. He’s starting swim lessons in a few weeks so that will keep us busy and I’ll be able to catch up on my tv watching. Actually, without Dustin to talk to in the evenings, I’m going to try to start learning how to make the bead ornaments my great-grandmother made growing up. I treasure the ones she gave me over the years and I want to try to make them to share with family and friends.
Easter is just around the corner and I’ve bought the stuff for Alex’s Easter basket. Included will be some stuff I bought for his stocking and forgot to put out so he’s getting a bit more than usual. I took off a few days for Spring Break but I’m undecided about what we’ll do. I’m tempted to go to San Diego for a few days but if my sister is working and no one else wants to come, I don’t know if I want to be in a rural house for three days with a 5 year old. Karen said I could have him pick up pine cones and I could get him to do a lot for a nickel a pinecone. That might get pricey though. I don’t think he’d do it for a penny. He’s got high prices. I asked what he thought he should get from the Tooth Fairy for his barely loose tooth. He said $100,000.00. I asked if she brought fifty cents if that would be ok and he said he wouldn’t want anything if isn’t $100,000.
Well, that’ll happen.
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You could always come to Disneyland. :)
So, did Scott and Karen get a house?
re-reading your blog (guess I must be bored) and it reminded me of when we used to have to pick up the branches and twigs in Grandma's backyard and Grandpa made us do it for NOTHING! Were you ever here for that?
Oh I remember that! I never even got to drive the riding lawn mower (don't know why that seemed so cool) and he'd make us do it again if we didn't do a good job. At least Grandma gave us an ice cream after we tore up her house and yard playing Town and Olympics.
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