Outdoor Education

Margaret Chadwick firmly believed in outdoor ed, so that all the seniors are suppose to go on a three week trip.  But many who do not like living out in the "wild" decide that they should not be made to go, so the school made up the Community Service side line thing that kids can do and not go on the trip.  School used to charge for the trip, but a few years back decided to just increase everyone's tuition and not charge.

The KID, yup, the same kid, did not finish his math and we were just so frustrated with how the year is turningout, so we said he cannot go if he did not finish.  Well, I had to call Carol Bernstein, as Bobby is ONLY going if Kurt goes, and if Kurt did not go, Bobby was going to break his arm so he didn't have to go.  Really!!!!

Friday Kurt finally starts working on his math, lesson 7 or something, or 8 and gets it finished to send.  He is on 9 and has 10, 11 AND 12 to go.  We thought 11 was the last.  So Saturday night comes around and he is not finished packing.  He gets side tracked and then at 8 30 says he is going out.  I say NO WAY, JOSE, as you are not done, and then said if he does go out, he WILL NOT go on the trip.  11 PM he wakes me up and says that he has to go to Bobby's to get some zip lock baggies, big ones.  I thought he said trash bags, as we have some large ones too but he didn't know about it.

So we drive up, with me in fuzzy slippers and night gown, and he stays about 30 minutes while he loads a kindle that he is borrowing from Bobby and I am almost asleep, trying not to be so pissed at him.  Then I guess he had his friend Jen come over while I was asleep, don't know what they did, but something about the dog.

Sunday comes around and he is the latest one, while Laura Abrahamson is texting me making sure that we are coming.  We stop at Jack and got a bunch of sandwiches.  Then they are off.

It is weird, I remember years ago I thought I would really like "empty nest" and now it is almost here, I am really missing Kurt's presence.  NOT his hysteronics nor rudeness, but when he is talking and cooperating, and talking to his parents, or sharing his thoughts on song lyrics or generally being funny.  Guess he is growing up, and it is so different at home without him.