#437 Postby Miss Mary » Fri Aug 26, 2005 6:48 am
Steve - somehow I don't think I'm going to be crying over Lost! I'll be on the edge of my seat though.....Laura's into reruns with me, big-time. She saw promo's for next season and almost came running to me - Mom, Lost is so scary next season, the little boy gets kidnapped! I just sighed and said I know. How do you know? I said well on a VCR tape somewhere I have the season finale. She wanted to jump instantly ahead about 7 or 8 episodes, as if to say - cough it up! LOL But I didn't let her watch it yet. Holding her back.....speaking of Lost, they will air 2 episodes each Wednesday starting Aug. 31st. 9 to 11 (EST), which will lead right into the season premiere. So if you're missing Lost, tune in!
Thanks for letting me vent and cry. David, thanks for the flip side - when they're thru college and on their own. I have two nieces on my side of the family, 25 and 28. We've been thru a lot with one, but the other is very grounded - engaged to be married in 2006. And she was the one that gave her family real fits in HS - flunked her Jr. year, got into drugs and alcohol, defiant mood, they put her in a Kids Helping Kids program for a year. We all thought she'd turn 18 and we've never see her again, b/c she'd be so resentful they did that. Well, she went the other way. Got a 2 yr degree and is now working full time, taking part time evening classes towards her Bach. degree. Wants to be a HS counselor! Because of all she went thru and the teens years she just tossed away. Hopefully if we give our kids a good foundation and they stray, they come back. This niece did. The other one is divorced already and went right from that relationship to another. This time, she's just living with the guy. We rarely hear from her, I think she's somewhat embarrassed about her choices in life. Hey I've made mistakes but you can't force a close relationship (aunt to niece) if it's not there. I always thought I'd be closest to this niece (our first grandchild in my family, how cherished she was!), but I never hear from her. The one with teen troubles but has her act together in her 20s, is the one I'm close with. Strange how things rarely turn out as you think they will. That's what makes life interesting!
David - that was sad about your son's fiance's parents splitting up. What timing! Do you think seeing your son and their daughter so happy, is what did it? Made them realize they are not happy together? That would be hard to hold together, for the sake of a upcoming wedding. I just hope things go smoothly and the focus will remain on the bride and groom.
My college Freshman is having a lot of fun on campus and making new friends. She wrote in a recent email she was going to play Rugby. This is our ballet, violin playing, artsy daughter. We all did a whoa! Rugby? We all were shaking our heads over that one. Turns out it's an all girls team and after they play, there's a party with the all boys Rugby team. Ah ha! Now we know why she chose Rugby! But again, we are still asking ourselves, Rugby? Laura keeps saying she has to tape her ears down mom! Laura's our accident prone daughter (many fractures, scrapes, stitches along the way). Nina had the life threatening allergy to peanuts and only had one true ER run, in 18 years. Laura meanwhile went thru a stage where after a while, I remained quiet in the Ped's office so she could explain about the latest accident. I told Jim once - they are going to question us at some point! Laura never walked anywhere - she ran, and ran fast. Jumped down 8 steps at a time, never walked. Our tomboy...I used to say, oh go find a good book, a comfortable chair and just read. NO, and off she'd go, jumping, climbing. So when I heard Nina was playing Rugby, I swear I pictured an ER run, on campus! Please pray I'm wrong on that one....
Mary
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