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Father's Day related...

Experienced something neat yesterday....

I put the boys on flights to Montreal for the summer yesterday morning (We left the house at 4:30 am for the airport!...having finished packing at 1am ) They have flown lots but its the first time without their older sister (boys are 14, 16, sister is 18) or without a parent. Parents were a wreck....especially the wife....(she is in Canada, I'm here in Georgetown) she was certifiable ..."How could I do this to the boys" , "why did you choose that airline" ..."why did you choose those seats" . "Are you sure they are sitting together"...

They get to Barbados.... I try calling them,.... can't get through. (find out their cell only works in Guyana, not elsewhere ). Two mulatto boys travelling alone (they look much older than they are). I was expecting some kind of third degree from either immigration or customs....not necessarily harassment but at least more than usual interest................Not sure how they would handle that.

I get a phone call, "Mr. M, this is Emily, Sebastien's friend from school, he asks that you go on MSN so you can talk to him"... The buggers had figured out the cell phone thing, went into the lounge (which had wifi) and had gone online with their laptop and asked a friend here to call me!! We chatted online, they got on their next flight and all went well. Mom calmed down...

The 16 year old now says he's ready for a European roadtrip with a few friends...

They gave me a father's day card before we left for the airport with an IOU, apologising for leaving me on father's day.

I could'nt ask for better kids.
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Our father day is March 19th (St. Joseph's day, father of Jesus).

Why is yours now??

My kids are in a phase of their life where all the things they cook has sand and is imaginary!!!

They are in a "feed me now" phase....Fred made me a bread, bread and bread sandwich once....
Over here we call that a "jam" sandwich, take two pieces of bread and "jam" them together.
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I had a good day with my son, the girlfriend was another story. Shes taken to crying a lot lately, and its not a time of the month issue, so thats bad. No work, although I will now be at the station for 72 hours straight.
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Giu- your funny. The "sand" meals are about all i get from my son..He's 2. I accept them but feel bad and have to distract him so he doesn't see me pour them out in the garden. He and my wife presented me with a full size wine barrel (wine missing?) that had been converted into a rain barrel, has a spigot and will prove to be a welcomed addition to the garden.

As i still have not completed the total refit of my boat, I spent some more time sweating, bending in odd ways, banging my head, spreading caulk and silicone on nearly everything, swearing, destroyed a handrail while trying to re-install it...threw it off the boat onto the driveway...which didn't make me feel any better...picked it up again and threw it in the outdoor fire pit....made me feel better for a short while.

All in all....good day. Launching soon!
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She's a very pretty young lady.... obviously gets her looks and brains from her mother...
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