Friday, September 28, 2012
Unexpected Permission
It is Friday and the first week of fall and we are getting back to normal again after a quick get away this week. But still, this is one of my favorite memories:
It is the sign that you walk under as you enter Disneyland's Main Street from the ticket stiles. It gives me permission to leave my cares behind and just enjoy life. That is good thing, in my book and one I should remember to do more often than just on vacation.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Running Away
With my PTA life, and our callings, and the regular family needs, Genius Golfer and I ran way from home this week for a few days. We are lucky to have Grandmama close enough and flexible enough to come stay with the kids--at least at night--that we can take off once in a while.
We headed south to use our annual Disneyland passes once more. And a little R & R is just what the doctor ordered, in my case, at least. Getting PTA stuff off the ground at the beginning of the year is a draining process. But a necessary one. Now that I have my events, processes and activities in place and so far, moving smoothly, I felt like I could take off and nothing would fail without me. And sometimes it is healthy to leave it to others once I did my part. Genius Golfer has interviews with a nearby university and was told that the second interview would take place next Friday--so to burn off a little steam, we ran away.
It is nice to have something far enough away that we can make plans and get out of town, but close enough we can go mid week and still be around for the weekend assignments we have with our callings and our family. And what better place to run away to than the Happiest Place on Earth? Especially since we have a pass that gets us in until April next year again and again as often as we want (and can manage) to get away?!
We headed south to use our annual Disneyland passes once more. And a little R & R is just what the doctor ordered, in my case, at least. Getting PTA stuff off the ground at the beginning of the year is a draining process. But a necessary one. Now that I have my events, processes and activities in place and so far, moving smoothly, I felt like I could take off and nothing would fail without me. And sometimes it is healthy to leave it to others once I did my part. Genius Golfer has interviews with a nearby university and was told that the second interview would take place next Friday--so to burn off a little steam, we ran away.
It is nice to have something far enough away that we can make plans and get out of town, but close enough we can go mid week and still be around for the weekend assignments we have with our callings and our family. And what better place to run away to than the Happiest Place on Earth? Especially since we have a pass that gets us in until April next year again and again as often as we want (and can manage) to get away?!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Better Examples Than Us
After yesterday's post abut The Boy and his buddies leaving an inappropriate movie, I will give you the background that The Boy--at least-- judged the movie they walked out of. It was a trip to the movies with Genius Golfer and me that we SHOULD have left and walked out of, but we were too dumb to do it.
Probably a year ago or so, GG and I took The Boy to the movies, as The Girl was probably with friends or on a date. Superhero movies were in full gear and we heard about The Green Hornet and thought it might be a good one to do see. It was PG 13 and though I hadn't heard any reviews, there were new superhero movies coming out each week it seemed, so we went.
It was the most perverse PG 13 movie I have watched. The language was not only filthy it was written to be condescending and insulting as well. The story was thin and the characters were weak. But the sexual and thematic content was off the charts. Throughout the film I was thinking, "This has got to get better!" But it never did.
Come to find out, GG was thinking the same thing. And The Boy was probably wondering "What did my parents bring me to!?"
In the car on the way home we all commented that the movie made us uncomfortable--but being a little less sure about the way everyone else felt, not any one of us did anything. What a wasted teaching moment there. Bad parenting, at it's finest.
So we talked about what we should have done instead....hoping that this would never happen again, and vowing that if it did, we'd take action instead of being afraid.
Lucky for us, The Boy learned from the bad example, and he and his buddies--when faced with the same situation--DID do the right thing! These are good kids, in spite of their parents.
Probably a year ago or so, GG and I took The Boy to the movies, as The Girl was probably with friends or on a date. Superhero movies were in full gear and we heard about The Green Hornet and thought it might be a good one to do see. It was PG 13 and though I hadn't heard any reviews, there were new superhero movies coming out each week it seemed, so we went.
It was the most perverse PG 13 movie I have watched. The language was not only filthy it was written to be condescending and insulting as well. The story was thin and the characters were weak. But the sexual and thematic content was off the charts. Throughout the film I was thinking, "This has got to get better!" But it never did.
Come to find out, GG was thinking the same thing. And The Boy was probably wondering "What did my parents bring me to!?"
In the car on the way home we all commented that the movie made us uncomfortable--but being a little less sure about the way everyone else felt, not any one of us did anything. What a wasted teaching moment there. Bad parenting, at it's finest.
So we talked about what we should have done instead....hoping that this would never happen again, and vowing that if it did, we'd take action instead of being afraid.
Lucky for us, The Boy learned from the bad example, and he and his buddies--when faced with the same situation--DID do the right thing! These are good kids, in spite of their parents.
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
He Shouldn't Have Surprised Me...But He Did
While The Girl was going to the Homecoming Dance on Saturday night, The Boy was having a fun night of his own with some buddies from football. They had gotten together and went to the indoor trampoline place they love in the afternoon and then planned to go the movies about 7:30 PM.
Genius Golfer and I took advantage of having no one with us and went to dinner. While we were at dinner I got a text from The Boy that said they were headed back to out house to play night games. But it was less than and 1.5 since their movie was supposed to start. GG thought they had not told the whole truth about going to the movies, but maybe had some ulterior motive going on. I worried that they hadn't planned well enough and the movie they meant to see was sold out or something. Either way, we were soon headed home to supervise the six or so boys that wee headed to our house.
When we got home, the boys ended their outside night games and came in to watch a movie in the family room. While they were settling in, I asked the group if their movie was sold out or did they decide to see something else instead. They boys hesitated a bit before answering me. Finally The Boy piped up and said, "Mom we went to he movie we told you but we left early. It wasn't a good movie. There was some bad language in it like The Green Hornet (there is another story here, but I'll tell you in tomorrow's post) and we were kind of uncomfortable about it so we left early."
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
They had gone to a PG 13 movie, at the $3 movies theater that is walking distance from our house. They thought they had all the checks in place to see something fun and would have a good time together. But even with the "rule" in place they still found themselves in a spot they knew better than to be in and they did the right thing to get out.
I was so proud of the boys and I told they how impressed I was that they had done the right thing and stuck together and got out of it. I patted them on their knees or shoulders and told them that I thought they were good boys for doing the right thing even if it was hard at first. I was so proud of them.
I have been worried with this group--being football players, and "too cool for school" sometimes--but they chose to do the right thing, and they did it together.
After that experience, I figure The Boy knows how to make good friends. And I should probably relax my worry about them--but not relax my continued emphasis on the standards I want them to embrace. It made me so happy to see them do that as a group and come away proud of themselves for knowing they did the right thing too.
Genius Golfer and I took advantage of having no one with us and went to dinner. While we were at dinner I got a text from The Boy that said they were headed back to out house to play night games. But it was less than and 1.5 since their movie was supposed to start. GG thought they had not told the whole truth about going to the movies, but maybe had some ulterior motive going on. I worried that they hadn't planned well enough and the movie they meant to see was sold out or something. Either way, we were soon headed home to supervise the six or so boys that wee headed to our house.
When we got home, the boys ended their outside night games and came in to watch a movie in the family room. While they were settling in, I asked the group if their movie was sold out or did they decide to see something else instead. They boys hesitated a bit before answering me. Finally The Boy piped up and said, "Mom we went to he movie we told you but we left early. It wasn't a good movie. There was some bad language in it like The Green Hornet (there is another story here, but I'll tell you in tomorrow's post) and we were kind of uncomfortable about it so we left early."
You could have knocked me over with a feather.
They had gone to a PG 13 movie, at the $3 movies theater that is walking distance from our house. They thought they had all the checks in place to see something fun and would have a good time together. But even with the "rule" in place they still found themselves in a spot they knew better than to be in and they did the right thing to get out.
I was so proud of the boys and I told they how impressed I was that they had done the right thing and stuck together and got out of it. I patted them on their knees or shoulders and told them that I thought they were good boys for doing the right thing even if it was hard at first. I was so proud of them.
I have been worried with this group--being football players, and "too cool for school" sometimes--but they chose to do the right thing, and they did it together.
After that experience, I figure The Boy knows how to make good friends. And I should probably relax my worry about them--but not relax my continued emphasis on the standards I want them to embrace. It made me so happy to see them do that as a group and come away proud of themselves for knowing they did the right thing too.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Homecoming 2012
It was Homecoming weekend here this past weekend. The Girl was asked by a friend she's been in school with since kindergarten. He is very fun!!
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Good friend, Marina and Hannah P came over early and did The Girl's hair and consulted on the make-up. Dressy, but casual. Just the way I like it!
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Did you know they make magnetic boutineers now? Yes. They do. Brilliant!
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So much easier than maneuvering those blasted big pins!
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And whomever invented the wrist corsage was also a genius!
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So much easier!
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Smiles started right from the start with the ease of floral gifts exchanged by the dates....
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Good friends make this kind of date a fun and friendly event!
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And being comfortable in your own skin (and clothes) helps too!
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They looked great and sounds like they had a great time together. And kudos to the group of boys (all of whom are int he same ward) who planned their date together--and asked girls that already knew each other (they all worked together at the pool this summer) so the girls knew everyone and everyone was already friends...brilliant planning, boys!!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
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