Pathetic

Our school lunch yesterday lol - Junie

Only she used a different letter in place of "H"

A chat message from Junie this morning: 

I might’ve missed this bus bro. Lacing up converse LITERALLY takes three minutes from my day wth. kms.

Paint & Play

So yesterday evening Lisa and I (and, independently, YaYa and her BF) went to see Smiley's art show at his school. 

Now I  thought it was to be an exhibition of visual art work - you know, painting on a wall, sculptures on a pedestal. Nope. It was something far better, a combination of art, music, and game. 

A music major would perform a solo piece of classical music, while a single art major would stand in the front of the room, canvas to the crowd, and paint a piece in only the time provided by the music. When it was done, so was the painting. When it wasn't their turn to paint, each art student would complete the same task at their seat, but with dry media. 

Smiley painted to "Watashi No Uno" accompanied by a great pianist who was at our house for Halloween, as she's a friend of Dem's. 

After the intermission the six art students rotated out, and he jointed us to watch the rest of the show. 

After the show each drawing was up for sale for a $5 donation to the school, and we took home 5 - two of Smiley's (the dual faces and the flowers), a sarcastic Shrek work that he thought was hilarious, a drawing by his ex CeeCee (which we gifted to her) and a drawing of a woman in the woods the we all admired. 

Good job man! We're proud of you!!

* some pics courtesy of Yaya

Collectivo Art

Wednesday night Smiley wanted to work on his art portfolio at Collectivo and invited me to keep him company over some coffee. 

Snow in Lincoln County

Smiley sent me this morning.  He's on a Senior retreat at Treehaven, up in Tomahawk.

As you can see it snowed there, something those of us in SE Wisconsin have happily avoided this fall.  

Still, there's no denying the beauty of a fresh snowfall. 

ISO Non-working Phone

ISO: a cell phone. doesn’t need to work. 

The highschool my siblings go to require them to turn in their phones at the beginning of the day. it’s not the best neighborhood or school so we’d like them to have their actual phone on them to be able to contact anyone if need be.

- LuLu

Smiley's Senior Prom

 I think the pictures speak for themselves! Smiley was decked out in a well tailored blue suit, white shirt, pale green tie, and brown shoes. He looked great. 

He graciously stopped and posed for pictures, even though he's usually quite ornery about spending time in front of a camera. 

He's a great kid and I hope he has a blast!

Congrats Junie!

 Congratulations

Junie on three 5th place and one 1st place awards at her first ever forensics competition performing her self penned story "My Pink Shirt" Proud of you kiddo!! The stress leading up to it's recording literally led me to drink but it was worth it lol I love you! - Lisa

Way to Go!

Congratulations to Junie,  our resident HS freshman, on making varsity in forensics!!

FauxComing

These kids had their homecoming cancelled ...so we had a faux coming! 

 There is a private school near me punishing kids who stay virtual by not allowing them to attend prom or graduation amongst other things. Yikes! - Lisa

I'm Impressed!

I was pretty darn impressed watching Junie's virtual high school entrance interview.  Period pooh.

First Day of Senior Year!

Happy first day of your SENIOR year LuLu!!! - Lisa

LuLu takes the ACT

LuLu took the ACT today. Lots of preparation went into it, proud of her. College will be here quick. Bracing myself - Lisa

Nope. Nuh-uh.

 Nope. My kid’s phone will remain on them 100% of the time. If you catch them using it, then you can punish them. Until then, they’ll keep it on them. Parents, re think rolling over on these phone rules. Their phones are their most immediate means of help in an emergency. If it’s locked in their locker or with their teacher it’s of no use to them. If in doubt look into the most recent events, the KIDS with phones are calling 911 most of the time!

- Lisa

Freshman Year - LuLu