In response to the conversation I had with the kiddo's school yesterday, the counselor had a conversation with the bully in question AND his parents informing them that he would not be allowed to leave class until the second bell at the end of the school day and therefore be briefly late, giving our brood enough time to vacate the school, unperturbed and avoiding any unfortunate altercation. The class room teacher has also been made aware to keep an eye on the young hoodlum for any further problems. A very diplomatic solution to deter inevitable escalation. Fingers crossed we will see how it goes!
Our seventeen year old, Elijah is still marinating in the brooding juice of a persecution complex, but we are striving to get him back on track for his employment search. And Kaleb appears to be taking the Army gig a tad more serious as he has been inquiring into necessary requirements and researching fields to study when in. So there's the seeds of hope there.
Now to any parents out there who perhaps have had to field complaints from their kids school, or patronizingly listen to their adolescents ramble on about their extensive collection of Pokémon cards I'm here to offer a little advice. Take your little trainer aside and ask them if they wouldn't mind you going through their collection. While doing so keep a close eye out for THIS card!
Apparently only SIX are known to exist, and currently one is up for auction on E-Bay. It sold at auction back in '97 for $23,000.00, and the current credible bid sits at $47,000.00. So, all annoying animation and strobbing, seizure causing, colors aside, this annoying little creation is setting all sorts of non-sport card sales records! Unreal.
ANYWAY!
Praise be mother nature for easing up a wee bit on monsoon season. More and more folk coming out of self imposed house arrest and taking to the trails once again, so the flood of repairs and tune-ups continue unabated. Thank you very much for your continued trust!
So with that, I' better "toddle off" and get some work done!
If only I had kept my baseball cards...
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