It's the time of year all cosmetologists secretly dread....back to school. Don't get me wrong,I love what I do but this time of year salons are packed with teenagers,one of the toughest age groups to please. Appearance is everything at that age and insecurities run high.
A friend of Del's gave us a rock tumbler.We have been needing one badly as we have numerous buckets of agates. This is all a new experience for me and I am super anxious to see all my beach finds polished and smooth. We added about 6 pounds of rocks into the tumbler,4 tbls of medium grit sand and enough water to cover the rocks 2/3.We put on the lid and wah la! Somehow I knew there would be a catch......So you put the tumbler on the machine and it turns and churns the rocks..but get this-you have to leave it on for 24 hours a day for 7 days! WhAt?! I have to be patient?!! That was NOT in the instructions and that's a LONG TIME! Let's just hope that means that they will look especially beautiful because good things take time? So in the meanwhile I sit here listening to what sounds like a little rock slide in our laundry room...and I will be...for 5 more days.Trying not to peek ;o) I'm hoping they look something like this..
Vern's son Trevor turns 18 in a few days.He wants to go to the zoo..I'm thinking they'll try to keep him!Haha Just kidding! I couldn't be more excited to go to the zoo! I have lived here almost 14 years and have never been-that's just stupid!
18 seems to be a bittersweet time for a parent and child. That time when every parent knows that what they have taught their children will be put to the test. The child goes charging off into the world with his new super power of "independence". All the while, the parent knowing how unforgiving and tough the world can be...and how quickly that independence can be taken away.
For a divorced father this is also the joyous time when he gets to stop sending the child's mother support! Yay Vern!! How weird a song just jumped in my head.."Ding dong the....
Let's be clear though-Vern will always be there for Trevor no matter what age he is. He is an awesome father and has always made sure Trevor had nice clothes on his back,food in his tummy and a few bucks in his pocket. The hard part was watching Trevor's Mom drink the support money away at the local bar. We see her rig there 3-5 nights a week if not more. I could go on but I won't. I could blame her for a lot of things but I won't.
I(We) will allow myself (ourselves) to celebrate Vern's (our) "independence" from her. I guess independence does feel good...and I can't blame the kid for wanting to experience it for the first time too,even though I know it's so hard for his Dad :') We have harvested a cornucopia of veggies from the garden! Cabbage,broccoli,zucchini,green beans,snap peas and one ripe cherry tomato! The sunflowers are 8 feet tall and blooming like crazy! Mother Nature may I have just two more months of sun? Pretty pretty please?! I still have so many summer projects to do and not enough money to start the interior ones yet! I yi-yi-yi-yi....
Right now..Del is making me a grilled ham and cheese sandwich yummmm. Midnight munchies from him are always a cardiac arrest of goodness. I could say no..but I won't. But I do need to say ta ta for now-my sandwich is ready :)
