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Posts from August 2012

Megan goes to London
by Tony Manes , posted Aug 31 2012 3:13PM

SO..

"OUR"-HOUSE IS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE-LOT-MORE "ORDERLY"..

& MORE "QUIET"..

AS OUR DAUGHTER MEGAN HEADS TO "LONDON"..

MEGAN IS A JUNIOR AT FORDHAM UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK..

& THEY HAVE A SATELLITE-BUSINESS SCHOOL IN LONDON..

"SHE'S" EXCITED..
OF COURSE..

SHE'S "LITERALLY" BEEN
COUNTING-THE-DAYS

SINCE WE DROPPED-OFF HER BROTHER & SISTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA "LAST"- WEEKEND..

"ALL" OF HER FRIENDS FROM BAKERSFIELD HAVE ALREADY RETURNED TO SCHOOL..

SO..SHE'S BEEN STUCK WITH HER MOTHER-&-I FOR THE PAST-WEEK..

& SHE IS "READY" TO GO..
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A YEAR-AGO AT THIS TIME..

MY WIFE & I BECAME "EMPTY-NESTER'S" FOR THE FIRST-TIME..

& WE WERE "BOTH"
"IN-MOURNING" FOR THE FIRST-"MONTH"
AFTER THE KIDS WENT TO COLLEGE..

WE HAD BEEN "SO"-USED TO HAVING THEM AROUND..

THAT WE FELT "LOST"
WHEN THEY WERE GONE..

BUT "EVENTUALLY" MY WIFE & I STARTED DOING "MORE"..

TAKING DAY-TRIPS..

GOING TO THE MOVIES..

"OUT" TO DINNER..

EVEN "EXERCISING"
"TOGETHER"..

& YOU KNOW "WHAT"??

WE STARTED HAVING "LOTS" OF FUN..

"JUST" THE "TWO" OF US..

SO..

"I" AM LOOKING "FORWARD"

TO HAVING THE KIDS "GONE"..

& "BACK" AT COLLEGE..

I THINK WE'RE "BOTH"
PRETTY-MUCH READY TO BEGIN
THIS "NEXT"-PHASE..

& HONESTLY..

"I"

"CAN'T"-WAIT

TO BE A GRANDPARENT..

BUT THAT'S "AT-LEAST" 5-YEARS AWAY..

I THINK..

JD "WILL" BE GRADUATING IN DECEMBER..

& HE "HAS" STEADY-GIRLFRIEND..

"GRANDPA TONY"..

(YEAH "GRANDPA TONY"--MORE LIKELY "LANDLORD TONY"-- HE WON'T BE ABLE TO FIND A JOB & HE'LL HAVE TO MOVE BACK HOME--ALTHOUGH..I "HAVE" TURNED "HIS"-ROOM INTO MY "MAN CAVE"--& HE "AIN'T" GETTING IT BACK)..
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HER MOTHER & I "AREN'T" REALLY-WORRIED ABOUT HER SPENDING A SEMESTER IN LONDON..

(ALTHOUGH I "DO" HOPE
SHE DOESN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST GUY WITH A BRITISH-ACCENT THAT SHE MEETS)..

I MEAN YOU'RE "ALWAYS" A "LITTLE" APPREHENSIVE ABOUT YOUR 20-YEAR-OLD KID "GOING AWAY TO COLLEGE"..OR..
"LEAVING THE COUNTRY"..

BUT SHE "HAS" SPENT THE LAST
"2"-YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY..

& ISN'T LONDON
KIND-OF-LIKE "NEW YORK-LIGHT"?..

LIKE ENGLAND
IS "AMERICA-LIGHT"..

PLUS..
MEGAN HAS DONE A "GREAT"-JOB GETTING GOOD-GRADES & TAKING A BITE OUT OF THE BIG APPLE..

SO..

THERE'S REALLY "NOTHING"

TO WORRY ABOUT..

SHE'S "SPREADING HER WINGS"..

IT'S "IMPORTANT" TO "SEE THE WORLD"..

"&"

HER MOTHER & I "KNOW"

IT'LL BE A "GREAT" EXPERIENCE..

(AS LONG AS SHE "DOESN'T" BRING- HOME SOME "BRITISH GUY" HOME FOR CHRISTMAS)..
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"SHE" IS "VERY" EXCITED..

AND WAS "READY" TO GO..

SHE'S LITERALLY BEEN COUNTING THE DAYS
SINCE SHE CAME HOME FOR THE SUMMER..

"ALL"-3 OF OUR KIDS WERE "READY"
TO GO "BACK" TO COLLEGE..

& "I" THINK

"THAT'S" THE WAY IT "SHOULD"-BE..

WHEN THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS IN MAY
THEY'RE "READY"

TO COME-HOME & SEE THE FAMILY..

HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS..

GET A "JOB"..

(IN AN "IDEAL"-WORLD--A "FULL"-TIME JOB.."OR".."AT LEAST"-- "2" PART-TIME JOBS)..

SO..

HOPEFULLY..

THEY WORK "A LOT"..

HANG-OUT WITH FRIENDS..

COME HOME..

TURN THE AC DOWN TO "68"..

EAT "EVERYTHING" IN THE FRIDGE..

TURN-"ON"
"EVERY"-LIGHT IN THE HOUSE..

LEAVE WET TOWELS ON THE FLOOR..

"&"

BY THE "END" OF SUMMER..

YOU'RE "READY"

TO GO "BACK" TO COLLEGE..

"ALL"-3 OF OURS

"COULDN'T"-WAIT

TO GET "BACK" TO SCHOOL..

WHERE THEY CAN

HANG-OUT WITH THEIR FRIENDS..

TURN THE AC DOWN TO "68"..

EAT "EVERYTHING" IN THE FRIDGE..

TURN-"ON"
"EVERY"-LIGHT IN THE HOUSE..

KIND OF LIKE WHEN THEY'RE "HOME"..

EXCEPT THERE'S NO "PARENT"

"HOUNDING" YOU

TO PICK THE WET TOWEL "UP"

"OFF" THE FLOOR..
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MY "BIGGEST" WORRY ABOUT MY DAUGHTER MEGAN'S SEMESTER IN LONDON..

-THAT SHE'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH THE "FIRST"-GUY WITH AN BRITISH-ACCENT THAT SHE MEETS..
("I" TOLD HER--JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BRITISH-ACCENT "DOESN'T"
MEAN THEY'RE HIP..OR COOL..OR CHARMING)..

-THAT WHEN SHE "RETURNS"
AT CHRISTMAS
"SHE'LL" HAVE A BRITISH-ACCENT..
"&"..
SHE WILL "USE" BRITISH-PHRASES LIKE "THE LOO"..& "JOLLY GOOD"..
"ALL"-THE-TIME..
(I "WILL" KILL-HER)..

(I SUPPOSE IT "COULD" BE WORSE..
SHE "COULD" BE GOING TO JAMAICA.."MAHN"--SHE'D BE SAYING "MAHN" ALL-THE-TIME)..

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My girls go back to school
by Tony , posted Aug 28 2012 4:02PM

SO..

IN ONE-WEEK WE'LL BE IN TUCSON..

MOVING 2-OF-3 KIDS "BACK" INTO THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA..

JD..OUR OLDEST..
WHO WILL GRADUATE IN DECEMBER..

& COLLEEN..OUR YOUNGEST..
WHO WILL BE A SOPHOMORE..

JD HAS BEEN WORKING FOR STATE FARM IN LONG BEACH THIS SUMMER..

WHILE COLLEEN..
& HER SISTER MEGAN..

(WHO'S STUDYING IN "LONDON" THIS FALL)..

HAVE BEEN "HOME"..
LIVING WITH "US" THIS SUMMER..

"&"..

AS I'VE MENTIONED "BEFORE"..

TEENAGERS ARE "MESSY"..
& THEY KEEP "ODD"-HOURS..
& THEY LAY AROUND ON THE COUCH..
& THEY'RE "MESSY"..
& THEY ALWAYS WANT MONEY..

LIFE IS JUST MORE "HECTIC"
WHEN "THEY" ARE AROUND..

ANYWAY..

SO LAST NIGHT..

I'M WALKING AT THE PARK ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HOUSE..WITH OUR DOG MOLLY..

& I SEE COLLEEN..

COME-OUT THE FRONT DOOR TO GO TO WORK AT THE MALL..

IT'S AROUND 6:30..

NOW "I"
AM ON THE "OTHER" SIDE OF THE PARK..

BUT..
WE CATCH EACH OTHER'S ATTENTION..
AS SHE'S WALKING TO HER CAR..

& WE WAVE..

& "THEN"..

SHE GETS "IN" HER CAR..

BUT SHE "DOESN'T" HEAD DOWN THE STREET..
OFF TO WORK..

SHE MAKES A "U-TURN"..

& DRIVES DOWN THE STREET TOWARD "ME"..

NOW "I" THINK SHE'S GOING TO DRIVE TOWARD ME & "HONK HER HORN"--YOU KNOW--"GOOFING-AROUND"-STUFF..

"OR"..ASK ME FOR "MONEY"..

BUT.."INSTEAD"..

SHE "STOPS"..

ROLLS DOWN HER WINDOW..

& CALLS ME OVER TO SAY GOODBYE..

"&"
"GIVE ME A KISS"..

IT WAS "REALLY"-SWEET..

& THERE'S A "CHANCE"..

"I" AM GOING TO "MISS" THOSE GIRLS..

& THEIR "MESS"..

WHEN THEY GO BACK TO COLLEGE..

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