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Monday, October 16, 2006

Busy Weekend

It was a busy weekend in the Gist household. It will take me all week just to tell you about it. We'll start with Homecoming. Our 17-year-old daughter was invited to the high school Homecoming Game and Dance. Mums have come a long way since my high school days.

Not only do the girls recieve mums from the boys, but the girls now give mum garters to the boys (which the boys wear on their arms). And these mums the girls are receiving are no small affairs. They are major productions that cover the girl from neck to foot, with giant mums, teddy bears and all kinds of toys attached to the ribbons.

These miniature toys are to be representative of the person receiving the mum. Our daughter's mum had everything from a soccer ball to a miniature radio that actually worked to everything in between. His had playdough, an etch-a-sketch, Starbucks gum, a plastic ice cream cone, a miniature airsoft gun and more. After exchanging the mums on Thursday, the kids carry them to school on Friday, then go to the football game Friday night (which we won!).

Saturday night is the Homecoming Dance. It's a very formal affair--pics of that to come on Wednesday.

posted by Deeanne at 12:05 PM

10 Comments:

Katybug said...: WOW...THOSE ARE HUGE!!! The most mine had (back in THE DAY) were little bells! Is she wearing it around her neck? Very smart, because if it was pinned on her, it would rip her dress from top to bottom!!!

BTW Dee, I just found out today that "Bride" is being put in tape for the Talking Books program here in Texas. I put my mother's name on the list to be first in line to receive it once it's out! I can't wait for her to listen to it! I might have to eavesdrop, just for fun. :-)
Deeanne said...: Our mums only had little bells and ribbons, too. Nowadays, they don't wear the mums to the dance anymore, either. They're just too big, I suppose. They wear them to school (with their jeans) on Friday and that's it. For the dance on Saturday night, they wear wrist corsages.

That's so cool about the Talking Books program! I didn't even know there was such a thing. The woman who reads BRIDE on tape is English. All this time, I'd heard BRIDE in my head with my own Texas accent. It was such a hoot to hear it with a British accent. She did a really good job with the sailors, too. Tell your mom I said, "Howdy!"
Katybug said...: WHOOP!!! Spoken like a true Aggie! She'll be tickled! (No, I only WISH I were an Aggie!) Talking Books is a state AND federal program and is free for those who are blind (like my mom) or have limited vision. Mom's always been an avid reader, so this has been a sanity saver for her, even when she had partial vision. The only drawback is it usually takes 6-12 months for new books to be recorded onto tape, so all these great new books I've been reading and telling her about she has to wait a while to get. The books come in green boxes, but those written about Texas come in black boxes. My 7-year-old daughter was helping me pick up mail for Mom one day, noticed a couple of black boxes and said, "Hey, Granny Bob has black mail!" :-)
Barb said...: Those little momentos are gonna be hard to fit into a scrapbook! :o0 How do you save something like that forever?!
Meg said...: Cute. Notice the dog's taking a good look at it? Maybe he thinks he's found a new chew toy.

That's great news about the Talking Books program!
Deeanne said...: LOL on the "black mail", Katybug!

Your right about the scrapbook thing, Barb. That's why I took lots of pics of the "toys." We'll have to do with that, though the girls save the mums and hang them on the wall. So, they actually get to enjoy them long after the event has passed.
Deeanne said...: Yeah, Meg. The puppy just can't hardly stand to give up the lime-light. (He was very serious about gettin' a piece of the rabbit's foot attached to one of those streamers. Seriously. We had to really scold him.)
Sharlene MacLaren said...: Dee, just how tall is your hubby--or is it you that is so short? tee-hee.

My daughter is 5'4" and her hubby is 6'7". The difference in height looks about the same as you and your honey. My son-in-law gets comments every single time he goes out in public. The number one question is always, "Do you play basketball?"...The second is, "How tall ARE you?" When he goes to the grocery store some little lady will inevitably ask him to reach something for her. He's good natured about it, thankfully, even though he gets the stares wherever he goes. And it looks like our grandson may follow in his footsteps. At seven months, he is in the 95 percentile for weight and length.

Love ya.
Shar
Barb said...: When we get asked if our 6'6" son plays basketball we just say no, he's a black belt. That usually stops the goofy comments...
Deeanne said...: LOL, Barb! I'll have to try that.

In answer to your question, Shar, a little of both: I'm short (5'2") and he's tall (6'5"). Our kids tell me all the time that I stunted their growth with my short-genes. Ha!