I have a feeling it could be related to the fact that I am also annoyed a bit a the moment! A family member had asked before the weekend if it would be all right to stay here last night so that we could spend some time visiting while they were in town & they wouldn't have to pay for a motel room. I said yes, just asked that they not come until after 5 pm when the grandkids usually go home. So since my dh was busy working on his vehicle & didn't want to take the time away from that to drive C. home for me, I called my oldest daughter to ask if they could come pick her up from me instead. So J. arrived to get her & I started organizing dinner for 4. The family member never showed up & hasn't called or texted to say they were not coming! I sent a text this morning & so far have not heard anything back. I know that this side of my family don't share my feelings of setting a time for when you will arrive & then sticking to it. I don't know where the difference ever came in since we were all raised in the same home. I feel doing so is respectful of the other person's feelings, time, etc. So while I am not one to arrive way early for something, I usually try to arrive within a few minutes of when I say I will be somewhere. If it is to a job, then I try to be there 3-4 minutes before time to start work. I think that might come from in the past when we weren't allowed to clock in until 3 minutes before our scheduled time. But I also know I did it as a young teen. I was a child that dealt with bullying. I had very low self-esteem as a result of this & when I got to Jr. High (they call it middle school now) I had it timed as to when I had to leave home to walk to school. If I was at the stoplight waiting for the walk light to appear when the 1st bell sounded for class & everyone started entering the school, then I would have just enough time to get across the street, up the stairs & into my seat before the 2nd bell sounded. I think it was 5 minutes. But I didn't want to stand outside with all the other kids & risk being made fun of or beaten up & this was my way of coping.
It's the end of another year of school in our area this week! Last Thursday 2 of our grandchildren were involved in an end of the year band concert. Our grandson T. is finishing 8th grade. Our oldest granddaughter A. is finishing 6th grade. Both play brass instruments. At the time they each started 5th grade in other school districts, the band was the only option for this type of activity. This school year they have been in a school district that has both band & orchestra. This is the school district that I went through when I was in school. I had played the viola for a short period of time. My own children went to the district that I now live in that is a neighboring district to the one I attended growing up. The district my children went through only had band & it is the district that my grandson attended when he started 5th grade. Then they had moved to a different district by the time my granddaughter was starting 5th grade. At the time each of these grandchildren started band, their family had some financial issues that might have made a difference in them being able to participate, so I made the decision to be the one to buy them their 1st instrument. After buying the 1st, then I feel to treat all grandchildren alike, I need to continue. Not all people agree, but my feeling is that I don't want any of the grandchildren to feel that someone else is my favorite - if anything, I want them each to feel they are my favorite, if only at the time I am with that child! Anyway, we have 2 grandchildren down & 3 to go at this point. The new district that 3 of the grandchildren attend has students starting band or orchestra in 6th grade now instead of 5th. And I believe that is the same for the other 2 granddaughters. So that means, I don't need to buy any this year! And no new grandchildren will be starting band this next fall. But the 2 that are in band, had a joint 6-12 grade concert last Thursday evening that we attended! I had the though while listening to them that I wondered how many of the parents & grandparents that were there were people I went through school with. I know my daughter D. mentioned that 1 of the band directors was someone she had attended college with! This wouldn't even be a thought if I didn't live within minutes of the same area I moved to when I was just 2 years old!
On May 12th our 2nd child graduated college with his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering! That same day a 2nd child's spouse graduated in a different state from medical school. This was his 2nd time graduating & he is off to his end career! We stayed close to home, spent time with in-laws & attended our child's graduation. I made 2 cakes for the family for this - the mortarboard cake is a devils food cake & the white cake is a sugar free cake with my fil in mind in particular. My in-laws were only in the area for 2 days, so we tried to spend as much time as possible with them. While doing this, we realized we had 4 generations of my dh's family in 1 place at 1 time, so we decided to get some pictures of it!
Have fun & Happy Crafting until the next time!
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