Good News/Bad News

The good news is that YS is still top scholar in his Junior class. If he doesn't go off track in Senior year, he will be validictorian. That makes for even better scholarship opportunities (which we're going to have to get serious about this summer).

The bad news is, I shut my home computer off after having it turned on continuously for a couple of weeks (okay, I did a couple of restarts in there, but never powered it all the way down), and now it gets hung up loading Windows when rebooting. I've done "system restore" twice, but it's still not happy. Just hangs there with the little green bars cycling forever.

It was too late when we got home from the honors and awards assembly last night to sit down and concentrate on fixing it. Note to self: set aside time this week to work on the magic box.

Boom!

Had the Big Talk with YS last night...no, not sex, we have that covered already. No, this was chores, teenage bids for independence, showing mutual respect.

Damn. All I wanted was for him to do the dishes on a daily basis. Who knew all that other stuff was involved?

Monday After Mothers Day

I'm doing fine this morning.

The boys really didn't surprise me for Mothers Day... :o(

Although, OS made ugly eggs for everyone for dinner, and YS finally did the dishes that had been sitting there since Friday. Does that count?

Oh well, they can't ALL be winners.

Missed Work for a Good Cause

OS got in his car yesterday morning to head to ASU for his final exam, and the car wouldn't run! The look of panic on his face at 7 a.m. broke my heart.

I told him to get in my car. We dropped YS off at school and headed for ASU. I called in to work and took the day off to make sure he got his tests taken and his car repaired. The kid has test anxiety anyway. It hardly seemed a good idea to have him take a test in a panic on top of his regular panic.

Anyway, all seems to have gone well. He says he feels good about the tests, his car is fixed (and it didn't cost him anything because the part that failed was under warranty). I got big hugs and thank yous. We both feel good about the day.

Tickle Says the Ideal Relationship for me is:

Sue, the thing you need most in a relationship is Quiet Stability

In your ideal world, you would like a relationship structure that is fairly well set — one that doesn't change too often. Although relying on this routine may make it more difficult for you to cope with the inevitable fluctuations within any relationship, you're willing to risk that so you can have a strong sense of stability, security, and privacy with your partner. Because you and your partner would ideally have your patterns set, you'd likely encounter little conflict, and would enjoy the freedom to do your own thing. You desire a comfortable balance of routine and independence, and as long as neither partner's needs are being ignored, neither of you would need a demanding level of intimacy.