The USS Blue Ridge returned to Yokosuka Thursday afternoon, a day ahead of schedule.
The curio cabinet is no longer listing in a corner of the living room, half on and half off the rug. The metal glider that's been sprawled on its back between the gingko trees since the last typhoon is now safely ensconced on the patio. The printer is back to fulfilling its purpose in life, the aroma of fresh coffee wafts up the staircase to tickle me awake at the crack of dawn, and -- here's the best part -- both parents attended the quarterly conferences with Matt's teachers and the one with the better hearing assured the other on the way out the door that a teacher really did say, "Matt is one of those rare students who uses his time wisely and completes his homework during study hall."
The curio cabinet is no longer listing in a corner of the living room, half on and half off the rug. The metal glider that's been sprawled on its back between the gingko trees since the last typhoon is now safely ensconced on the patio. The printer is back to fulfilling its purpose in life, the aroma of fresh coffee wafts up the staircase to tickle me awake at the crack of dawn, and -- here's the best part -- both parents attended the quarterly conferences with Matt's teachers and the one with the better hearing assured the other on the way out the door that a teacher really did say, "Matt is one of those rare students who uses his time wisely and completes his homework during study hall."
He also managed to hang a few pictures before he left for Korea this morning. Maybe now you understand why I did not presume to hang any pictures in his absence . . .
Seems like the halo should be around his head and not on the wall.
ReplyDeleteYou certainly don't give Mike much time to get his land-legs back before you hand him his 'honey-do list'!
ReplyDeleteNope, I don't. Especially when I know he'll only be home for three days between trips.
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