LOOK OUT WORLD!
So, it’s been two weeks – and you know what that means, right? Yup. But first – I have to get something out of my system… you ready?
HE PASSED HE PASSED HE PASSED HE PASSED!!!
We just returned from the DMV, where the boy took his driver’s test for the second time. He spent the past two weeks telling me “I don’t care. That way, I am not disappointed.” He didn’t even really get behind the wheel again until a couple days ago when he and Papa (or Gramps as the Boy calls him) spent all day together, driving everywhere, and getting more familiar with Soldotna – where we don’t usually drive, and the woman took him last time (as they usually do – more traffic, lane changes, challenging, etc.).
This time, he had a different tester, and I got a good vibe off of her from the beginning. I saw him pass the parallel parking first, and then took off… and turned toward KENAI – which is where we live and drive 95% of the time!
The Boy: When she said take a right, I knew I had it. I KNOW these streets!
They were gone for almost 30 full minutes, and then sat in the car and talked while I tapped my fingers and wished I could see his expression. Then they came to the door – and he GRINNED and I knew then he had done it.
I refrained from happy dancing IN the DMV though, just as he refrained from grabbing me in a hug super tight in front of strangers, and contented himself with grabbing my hand and squeezing it nice and tight instead. I got the hug later.
And happy danced. It looked a LITTLE like that picture up top as the news spread.
Congratulations, baby boy. I’m SO PROUD OF YOU! I totally knew you could do it!
Right now, he’s over at Auntie’s in his first solo drive to put another new part on his truck, before he TAKES HIMSELF TO WORK in a couple hours. And tomorrow? He is doing a dump run for me. And the day after that? Taking his sister to school for me.
Of course, you know what this means, right? Now that I got one all licensed – I gotta start all over with Peppermist.
…HOLD ME.
PS – the splint. He took it off for the duration of the test. Doc told him “Well, I can’t TELL you to take it off, because you could do further damage, but I’m not sure they’ll let you test with it on.” So he took it off – put it back on in the car right after we had license in hand. He didn’t need any advil though – riding the adrenalin high instead. 🙂
Survivor: Samoa – First Three Minutes!
Who’s looking forward to the new Survivor? YEAH ME TOO! WHOO! I do love Survivor, I love it’s slower pace to help us ease off our Summer Big Brother Addiction, I love Jeff ‘Mr. Dimples’ Probst in ways that probably border on obsessive, and I am SO looking forward to the new season!
So is Dalton over at EW.com! In fact, that guy makes MY Survivor Obsession look like pattycake. Course, he also gets to fly out there to Samoa before filming starts, interview castaways, interview Jeff Probst himself, AND do exit interviews. Color me jealous. VERY, VERY JEALOUS. (Which, in case you are wondering, is green. Duh.)
Anyway! The fabulous folks over there (Hi Barrie!) sent me a link this morning to an EW exclusive – the first 3 minutes of Thursday’s Premiere! I KNOW RIGHT? They don’t allow it to be embedded (sobsniff) but that doesn’t mean I won’t link to that bad boy so that you can get as excited about the new season as I am! Ready?
39 Days, 20 Castaways, 1 Survivor!
And only ONE Mr. Dimples. *happy sigh* Don’t forget to check out the other exclusive too – the interview with Jeff, where he talks about having to throw someone out of a challenge for the first time in 19 seasons! You can see that one right here!
Enjoy! And Thanks Barrie for the links! 🙂
PS – have you joined our Fafarazzi group yet? WHY NOT? It’s right here!
Boys and their toys…
So, I’ve mentioned my son’s love of sharp and pointy things before, something I can 100% blame on his father. After all, that’s where a lot of the swords came from, as well as a heaping helping of pure Irish brawling blood. It’s amazing how much my son resembles his father – even more so at this age, Kevin and I met when we were in high school. Some of the things he says and does cause the biggest case of deja-vous possible. I’ve had these conversations before, rolled my eyes the same way, just now it’s with the Boy. It’s familiar, comfortable, and amusing. Because The boy?
The Boy is definitely his father’s son.
He proved it today, again, (as if there were any doubt!) at the doctor’s office. It was time for the re-xray of his hand, to see that the break is healing well, etc. The brace he’s been using is in pretty bad shape, and the doc decided to make him a new one.
Which is precisely where my husbands genes stepped in to do all the talking. You see, along with the swords, my son adores the medieval armor too, and at some point in this splinted stint, he’d decided that the material they used to make the splint would be perfect for form fitted arm braces. Braces that caused me to be quickly informed that they’re called “Vambraces” in a tone that said clearly “GAWD MOM don’t you know ANYTHING?” Typically these are made of leather and steel, but for practice, the splinting material (I think it’s this stuff) would be perfect.
So he talked to the doctor and asked if he thought it were possible. The Doc’s eyes lit up, and he called in his assistant, and every male in the office at the time peeked in to see, and after building my son his new splint that he NEEDED – they gave him exactly what he WANTED too. Form fitted braces for the top and bottom of his right forearm, which he and his buddy are going to drill holes into along the edges to add zip ties to close them. (picture coming when the boy gets home from said buddy’s house tomorrow.)
For free.
It’s the last part that stopped me from saying “no” of course, thought I did do a lot of tsking and shaking of my head, and laughing as they traded website urls for more official gear, etc.
I was one away from all girls… I was THIS CLOSE…
Survivor: Samoa – Previews!
Ooooooh. Just when we’re winding down from Big Brother (MOURNS) it’s time to kick up Survivor talk – including these previews!
And we thought BB11 Russell was bad! Get a load of THIS!
And don’t think he’s lax on the alliances either – but I doubt you’ll like how he goes about it!
And Jeff talks with popWatch’s Dalton, who’s a RABID survivor fan, and Jeff says he actually has to toss a player out of a challenge! Gee, I WONDER WHO THAT MIGHT BE!
Now Accepting Applications!
That’s right, it’s about that time again! We’re now accepting applications for Season TWO of the Big Brother Experience!
What is BBE, you ask? Simple – it’s the Big Brother Game we know and love, all from the comfort of your own home! With HOH, Food (yes food.. sorta. hee!) and POV competitions, we are a forum based game – everything is played out right here for our “viewers” to see.
