Gahee's New Obsession

Gahee must be desperate for entertainment.  She has been working on a jigsaw puzzle with dedication and commitment Ali and I just don't have.

Gahee brought the puzzle to the dining room table a couple of days ago and began working.   She tried teaching Ali how to do it, but it is a very challenging puzzle with 1,000 small pieces.  Quite frankly, doing such an activity didn't seem to make much sense to him.  He would rather play video games or read the news on the Internet.  He gave it a try, though, but it is definitely not his thing.

I had sat down with her the other day and thought I would work on it.  After five minutes, I felt very discouraged.  It was so hard!!  Yet Gahee sat there working on the puzzle, totally engrossed.  I think she hopes to finish it before we leave on vacation this Friday.

I certainly admire her fortitude!   The other day she worked on it until 4 in the morning!  Is she obsessed???  Maybe a little. I think mostly she is bored with summer school and looks forward to this last week of classes to be over with.

Here she is, hard at work:

 

Meshari's Invitation

Meshari invited us to go to Chucky Cheese to enjoy some games and pizza, so Gahee, my two granddaughters, and I joined him last Friday. 

We ended the evening with a night swim at our condo pool. 

Guess Who Has Her Driver's Permit?

Gahee did it!  She passed the written driving test and now she has her permit!

Next step:  Fundamentals of Driving with Jenny.

We drive to a large church parking lot and practice the fundamentals:  turning right and left....becoming familiar with how the steering wheel works....checking mirrors and using them....going forward and going backwards....shifting from park to drive to reverse...getting comfortable with the gas and brake peddles, etc.
And she's doing quite well....even though it's a bit scary at times.

We've had two practice sessions and we agreed to try to go every day whenever possible.   Then, when she thinks she's ready, she'll begin real lessons with a professional driving instructor.

I will not....note:  WILL NOT ... take her driving on real streets, roads, and highways.  She'll have to pass the driving test first.   But I know that as she gets more experience and lots of practice time...she will be fine.

Ali is on "Standby"

Ali received his official acceptance to Boise State University and now is waiting for his officials to send scholarship information to the Admissions Office so it can issue him an I-20.  He'd like to go home and visit his family before starting his freshman year, but he'll need the I-20 form....so he's on "standby."

Meanwhile, he spends time with friends and has gone fishing in Little Dixie Lake in nearby Millersburg, MO.

I know he is anxious to get things settled - have time to visit his family and then begin his new adventure in Idaho!  Yesterday he told me he signed up for a dormitory room.  Ah...that brings back memories from my college days.

By next week he and I will begin to organize his things and clean his room so that I can begin getting it ready for Vi and Anh.  We'll probably have to move him to the main floor guest room where we have miscellaneous items for grandchildren to play with, an electronic keyboard, and other "stuff" we haven't organized.  At least he'll have a bed and bath to use if he's still here when the girls arrive.