On the Road Again

This time I am traveling with my boss and the T-man. Sometimes I wonder about my sanity.

I'm at a conference that has some free time, so I decided to bring the T-man along. He loves staying at hotels.

Day one we got here early enough to visit the Houston Downtown Aquarium. As far as aquariums go, it was not very exciting, but we still had fun. Mr. T is always interested in learning about things. I did make him pose for a picture. We only have cell phone cameras with us, but I couldn't pass up this opportunity. Without further ado, I give you Deep Sea Diver T-man:

Male Logic

While catching up on my blog reading, I mentioned to the T-man about my sister's post on my parents' wedding anniversary. I said we rushed off Saturday without saying anything about the anniversary.

T-man said "Why didn't you tell me? It makes it look like I forgot. You made me look like I didn't care."

July Without Central Air Conditioning?

As a Georgia native and almost life-long resident, I would have never dreamed that I could go without central air conditioning in July and not be miserable. However, I have discovered that it is possible in Vermont. I was only really hot once, but that was in a yarn shop, so I made myself deal with it. The yarn fumes helped. We were traveling with carry on luggage only, so I restricted myself to just a little yarn and some patterns.

The T-man and I used some "Delta Dollars" from when I got bumped from a flight home from a conference and went to see M (blogless). She has been my friend since June of 1979. One of the best friends that anyone could ever have! The last time we saw each other was November of 1994 - shortly after the T-man was born - but we have always stayed in touch.

She is Aunt M to Mr. T. Once when he was a cute little fellow (as opposed to the dashingly handsome young man that he is now), the T-man asked if Aunt M was a fake aunt or a real aunt. Clever boy.

The only thing I forgot to take was a camera. Vermont is beautiful. I really loved how the river wound through the town.

The T-man and M spent a good bit of time in the various worlds of Zoo Tycoon. It was funny to watch them let the dinosaur out and see them laugh as the dinosaur chased people. Should I be worried about them?

It was also wonderful to travel with my teenage son and enjoy spending time with him. When we got back to the car at the airport, he said "I had fun. Thanks Mom for taking me."

No trip of mine would not be complete without some sort of crazy experience. In the JFK airport I got locked in a stall in the ladies room. No matter which way I turned the lock, it would not open. I had visions of having to beat on the door and scream "Hold my plane!" But I finally hit the lock hard enough that it opened.

Next I am taking the T-man with me on a business trip -- with my boss. I must be insane.

Savoring the Moment

Yesterday the T-man and I were discussing something, I don't even remember what, but I was wrong about something. He carried on and on. I told him to get over it. He said, "Mom, you are almost never wrong. Let me savor the moment."

I Can't Believe I Said That

Recently, the T-man asked if he could start driving on the country roads since he is almost 15.

I said no.

He then told me that all of his friends were doing that.

I actually said -- drum roll -- I am not their mom.

Siblings, you can stop laughing now.

We Survived Another Math Project

The T-man and I are usually a good team. But that is not the case when it comes to math. There was great wailing and nashing of teeth from both of us during the last math project. I even put myself in time-out for a while. This project was vastly different. It actually was pretty cool doing it together.

We had to create a problem that required solving a system of equations to find the solution. We had to include graphs and show how to solve the system several different ways. We even had to interpret the results. I know that if my 8th grade son can do this, I will have less sympathy for my college students this summer. Here is one of his graphs:

We used the Create A Graph website.

My Little Boy is Growing Up

All the paperwork was finally completed and it was time to put the tag on my new car.

The T-man did it all by himself. He even put up the screw driver when he was finished.