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That?s lovely, Annfie! Enjoy sampling those goodies!
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Great news...My son just got accepted to the South Carolina Governor's school in the natural resources house. It's very prestigious and he did it all on his own. He put together all the requirements and pursued it until he got it. I couldn't be more proud of him
Sucks to be me news... My 16 year old only child just got accepted to a school two hours away and will only be home 1 weekend a month. Bittersweet for me but I support him wholeheartedly.
Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
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Congratulations to your son Rick. That's great that he's shown that commitment and interest in something at that age. I only hope he doesn't mind sharing his room once a month, with the lodger you rent his room out to. 
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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That is such wonderful news, Rick! All the best to your son as he moves to the next chapter in his life.
Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Congratulations Rick. Good on you being the proud Dad. Yeah it's hard when they move out, especially at 16. I know you will miss him and miss seeing some of his continued growth. Good luck with the transition.
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What a wonderful accomplishment, Rick! am sure the weekend visits will be memorable.
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Rick, that's great! Congrats to you and your son, that's an accomplishment there!
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I congratulated the wife when she shared the news on FB, Rick, but congrats to you, too-- You guys are raising one helluva young man! Congrats to Sam for all of his hard work!!
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Thank you all. He's a great young man. I give all credit to his mother.
Damn you, you kids! Get off my lawn or I'm callin' tha cops!
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As the father, you definitely share in some of the credit, Rick! you both did an excellent job.
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Hey, Kids! My "Cranky and Kitschy" collage art is now viewable on ipernity! Drop by and tell me that I sent you. *updated often!*
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So check it out! I have something to crow about!
My eldest was a senior of the class of 2020. Needless to say, her High School graduation was pretty much ruined. She applied to several schools in state and was accepted at a couple medium schools, but not the big one (U MD) because they make the in-state bar so high in order to get more out of state students for the $$$$. She ware a really good HS student, but a lot of schools are asking for 4.0+ weighted GPAs nowadays, so its a crappy application environment for a freshman.
Anyway, the school that she declared for didn't have its shit together in the summer of 2020, so she opted to go to the local community college and knock out the pre-reqs, which she did amazingly all four semesters - she was on Dean's List each time.
Tonight we just found out she was accepted at U MD as a transfer! AND she's going to have a graduation ceremony with an Associates degree this May. We are all so proud of her!
Perseverance, my friends.
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Hey great news GL! You should be proud. Outstanding work and well done to your daughter.
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Thank you, Stile! It's literally all her effort! I'm just reaping the pride benefits! 
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wow! that's great, GL! so awesome that her hard work has been recognized!!
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Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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Congrats to you and your daughter GL!
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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I have a crush. We have each other's phone number. 
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Aw, that's sweet Fickles. All the best with it.
"...not having to believe in a thing to be interested in it and not having to explain a thing to appreciate the wonder of it."
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how nice and exciting, Fanfie
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Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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GLad, that is freakin' AWESOME! Congrats to the young lady.
Ann, way to go. Very happy for you.
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Still "Fickles" to my friends.
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I have a crush. We have each other's phone number. Awww! YAY! Have fun!!!
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