yet one more test in such a long long line of 'em. my 16yo tim aced his test last night. went to his school winter ball (his first, this boy also doesnt go out much so is not acquiring the usual knowledge for outings of any kind), walked to his mates (friend of any sex downunder, lol) house just round the corner at
5pm looking rather smart in his suit etc. the ball started at 7pm downtown. a bunch of the kids were taking a mini-van taxi together. they get dinner at the ball then they dance til about midnight when its finished. he told us he'd probably spend the nights at someones house. well of course that had me eeeeeeeeeeeeeek'n but what could i do. told him call us if ya need a ride. call us if you're staying out all night to tell us where you'll be. told him the usual bout booze and 'stuff'. he says i'm not gonna do anything stupid, i dont drink, dont like the taste of it even. whewwwwww. my usual last comment to all my kids when they leave to go anywhere is 'come home in one piece and coherent'...i'm hopeing that covers everything. :) so far its worked. went to bed, dont know why but i crashed easily given the fact my youngest might be out all night whoknowswhere. i wake vaguely at the sound of front door opening (he remembered his key? this never happens on school days, then i gotta go downstairs and let him in, oh well), check clock and its only
3:15am. waited til he got to top of stairs, said hi, did ya have a good time, i get a mumble in some alien language and thats the end of any convo. so i drifted happily back to sleep. what a kid, hes ACED it again, much to my surprise and delight. jeanne*