The year began with Jess as a wanna-be blonde. Another bout of vertigo left her dizzy instead of the usual ditzy. She headed to the salon and asked to BE blonde instead of just acting like one. It didn’t last long. She does, however, have a fab new ’do!
Spring break was spent in Niagara Falls and Toronto. It snowed. We froze. See “ditzy” above. Isn’t one supposed to go someplace warm for spring break? Seriously. We have great photos of the Falls and two frozen statues looking suspiciously like Jess and Drew.
Drew graduated from middle school in June and promptly ran away to Turkey. He was supposedly there to study physics. Right. Sure. He came back after 11 days to do laundry and then departed for another exotic locale. In all, Drew had five – count ‘em, FIVE! – trips this summer. Jess spent the time funding the teenager’s summer excursions and stocking laundry detergent for when he came home.
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| From Turkey Trip June 2008 |
Customs in Turkey and the US were no problem for Drew. However, he was almost detained by the TSA going to another foreign country – Texas – for not knowing his name. Seems he forgot if his mom put “Drew” or “Andrew” on his ticket. Next spring we’ll change his name and really throw him for a loop! What do you think of Archaimbaud? Or maybe Homer?
In July, during one of Drew’s irregular weeks at home, Jess hit the big four-oh. She’s still suffering from knuckle damage and swears she’ll return the punching bag as soon as she can find the receipt. On the other hand, Drew had no trouble with the big four-teen.
Drew started high school this Fall. Wait. High school? Already? (To which the teenager replies, “Hell-lo? You’re old. See “four-oh” above.)
About the same time Drew started high school Jess began a new job as a chauffeur and ATM in addition to her regular work at the university. Evenings and weekends are spent doling out money, driving a teenager to and from activities, doling out money, waiting for the “it’s OK to pick me up” phone calls, driving some more, and doling out money. The job has no vacation or sick leave so she is relying on the occasional emotive responses from the aforementioned teenager as remuneration. Or she’ll win the lottery.
Halloween. Veteran’s Day. Thanksgiving. National Flossing Day. We celebrated them all and are looking forward to Christmas and New Year’s around the corner. We send warm wishes for wonderful holiday celebrations with your loved ones and the not-so-loved-ones-but-gotta-act-like-you-love-‘em-anyway ones. May you find much laughter in the new days of 2009! ☺
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