Homecoming

Maren was excited to go to the Homecoming dance last night, and she had a great time with her date, Ben Pitman. They spent the day with a group of friends at a cabin playing games and eating pizza.  They had planned to go hiking, but a torrential downpour kept that from happening.  

That evening, I was at the General Women's meeting and didn't get home until Maren and Ben were in the car and ready to leave for the dance, but Del took a couple of pictures and helped Maren get the boutonniere pinned on.  I think it could have used a mother's touch, but they did a pretty good job.

Another year older and wiser, too....Happy Birthday to Devin!

Devin is pretty easy to please when it comes to birthdays, but he doesn't have a lot of imagination.  Here's how the conversation went:

Me:  What do you want for your birthday dinner and dessert?
Devin:  Whatever is easiest.
Me:  It's your birthday dinner.  It's not about easy; it's about getting to choose your favorites.
Devin:  How about mushroom soup and vanilla ice cream.
Me:  Boring! It's all one color and served in a bowl.

We ended up making homemade pizza and apple pie because he thought it sounded good, but I probably could have served corn flakes and he would have been ok with it, as long as there was some ice cream afterward with a candle in the ice cream so he could pinch it instead of blow it out.  Ouch! I don't know why he likes to do that.

Devin is taking two more classes this semester, Speech and Resume Writing, and then he'll graduate.  He's really excited to get a real job and start a career.  I'm excited for him, too, but I'll miss having him fix all of my computer problems.  He's a really helpful guy to have around, and we love him!

Frugality is a virtue, right?

Devin has been mowing lawns to earn money each summer for several years, and I think this may be one of his first pairs of work jeans.  He asked me the other day if I thought he should throw them away, and I laughed and said, "Yes, probably 3 years ago!" 

 He has a combination of red and grey duct tape and black electrical tape holding these scraps together to make a functioning pair of pants.  Inventive!

 I am a true believer in frugality.  I've always loved the saying, "Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without," but I think Devin may be taking this a bit too far!