So, I got to play laser tag tonight at a graduation party. I’ve never done this before, and I don’t think this time really counted either, but it sure was fun! And when I say “played laser tag” I mean cheated, got armed by Guy In Charge #2, and sniped at The Boy and all the other teens at The Boyfriend’s party. I would have taken out The Girl, too, if I could have. I tried to get Joseph, our favorite snack food guide, buy he blew me away before take out any more kids. Stinker.
MWA HA HA HA HA!!!
I’m a cheater, I admit it. And when the kids all figured it out, which was immediately since discretion is NOT my forte, I passed the laser gun off to The Husband. Now, HE was good at hiding it in his jacket and picking off the teens discretely.
Until Guy In Charge #1 came and took it away. Spoil sport. It seems that once savvy, the kids weren’t happy about the Rogue Mom sneaking through the house (definitely against the rules) and colluding with Guy In Charge #2 to reset her weapon multiple times.
Lol.
Cry babies!
(if you like the “Keep Calm and Pew Pew Pew image up above, I found it on a poster website: KeepCalm-O-Matic.co.uk)
About 14 years ago, The Girl was happy to attend Jazz Festivals in Indianapolis, eating rib tips with her baby brother, and sitting on her daddy’s shoulders to get the best unobstructed view of B.B. King and Lucille right at the front of the stage.
Today she walks. Tomorrow she flies! Congratulations, my Eleanor!
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
Decorated part of the house today, along with cleaning and attending the Senior Luncheon with The Girl. More hugging and prelude to the bawling that we will see on the date of the REAL event- the Graduation Ceremony.
There’s a few more decorations around the house and in the front yard… but I’m kind of feeling a bit dazed by it all. The ceremonies to wrap up four years of edifying and uplifting experiences at a very special high school have been well done for the Class of 2015. Wow. Just, wow.
A Prayer for Parents: “Lord, teach me to be kind to my kids in their seasons of change just as You are kind to me in mine.”
Lynn Cowell
I probably did not iron even my own graduation robe exactly 30 years ago… ha!
I’m not ready to cry, or say good-bye to these fabulous young adults. I ironed (I don’t iron!!!) a graduation robe even though I felt that if I put off the chore, maybe time will slow down. Just a bit. I have about 60 new photos on my computer of all these children who are ready to take their own steps in the world. I am more than excited, and terrified, all at once.
Because they think it is FUNNY to tell you SPOILERS about the shows you may be catching up on. THE TWERPS! No lie, The Boy and his friend texted me a bunch of things that would happen during the finale of “Agents of Shield.” I’m still mad…
image from google.com
Needless to say, I wasn’t about to tell them that I started the “Shield” prequel “Agent Carter,” which picks up the Marvel universe storyline from shortly after we lose Captain America in the 1940’s. The show follows the life and adventures of Agent Peggy Carter, fighting for respect from coworkers almost as much as fighting to uphold the ideals of the free world. IMDB sums it up so: “In 1946, Peggy Carter is relegated to secretarial duties in the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR). When Howard Stark is accused of treason, he secretly recruits Peggy to clear his name with the help of his butler, Edwin Jarvis.” You can watch the last four episodes, including the season finale, on abcgo.com, if you are so inclined.
Some of the best lines from the show are given to Angie, one of the girls who lives in the apartments for women with Peggy Carter:
Angie Martinelli: These rolls keep for three days. Four if it’s cold and you put them out on the windowsill. Peggy Carter: Oh, glad to hear it. I don’t often steal food. Angie Martinelli: Are you kidding? Carol once fit a whole chicken down her sweater.
and:
“(Showing Carter around the apartment building) Hi, Mary! That’s Mary. She’s a legal secretary at Goodman, Kirksberg and Holloway. Evelyn. Evelyn is a lounge singer at a club in midtown. Hi, Sarah! That’s Sarah. She’s a slut.”―Angie Martinelli
and more:
“I got a bottle of schnapps and half a rhubarb pie; let’s see which one makes us sick first.”―Angie Martinelli
I began writing this post after starting “Agent Carter” early last week, intending to finish it and the series in about 10 days or so. Nope! All done! Great show, lots of fun. Looking forward to season two. It is on the high end of violence for me… as a matter of fact, there was a scene in the penultimate episode that reminded me of a (terribly violent, awful) scene in the movie “Kingsman- The Secret Service.” If you have seen both, you know what I’m talking about. Ugh. I’m more of a Rom-Com fan, and really surprised how much I’m enjoying this Marvel Comics universe.
Now… on to “Daredevil?” Just DON’T tell The Boy and his friend, please!
branching out... on a limb 