Back to School, Part One
I spent the day taking #1 Son back to Hiptastic University, to begin his Senior year. He has been a non-worrying college student, and I am grateful, considering the sorts of fits my brother and I gave our parents. As always, we enjoyed traveling in the car together and found no shortage of conversational topics. As my father once said about the little fellow, age 2, "He must be good company."
This year he looks forward to doing an Acting Thesis, which will include performing in Oedipus Rex and Big Love (not the HBO drama, but the play by Charles Mee), as well as writing a big paper. He will live in a house on campus with four friends. I stand by my conclusion that it is a hovel, although it is much cleaner now than when I saw it occupied last spring.
#1 Son amused himself and his housemate by telling me I mispronounced "hovel." Clearly he doesn't remember where ah'm from...
(Bigger versions at Flickr. I may not be able to live with the grey hair after seeing this morning's pictures.)
Like "shovel" with out the s - right?
Posted by: thankyadarlin | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 09:18 PM
I love your grey hair!
How do you mispronounce hovel?
Posted by: revdrmom | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 09:20 PM
That child looks entirely too young to be a senior! And why is he standing there with his cousin?
Posted by: ppb | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 09:27 PM
Great pics!!!
I am LOVING the grey hair! You look fab-u-lous!
Posted by: Sue | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 09:40 PM
Your favorite copyeditor (moi) can vouch for the fact that there are two acceptable pronunciations: HUH-vel and HAH-vel.
Posted by: Katharine | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 10:00 PM
How about HAW-vel? No, that would be the Brenda Rae pronunciation.
P.S. I know where #1 Son learned to be good company. XOXO
Posted by: childhood friend | Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 10:40 PM
I know someone whose name is more or less "hovel" only with an L at the beginning, who pronounces it
"LowVELL"
Would that be worth a try? "My son is living in a howVELL this year..."
Hope he has a great year :-)
Posted by: Kathryn | Friday, August 31, 2007 at 07:33 AM
Katharine, what a relief! We're both right!
Posted by: Songbird | Friday, August 31, 2007 at 07:54 AM
What a nice looking bunch!
Posted by: revhrod | Friday, August 31, 2007 at 07:33 PM
You look MAHVELOUS!
Posted by: Mary Beth | Saturday, September 01, 2007 at 10:02 AM
Well now! Look at you with your shirt all tucked in being all cute! Own that hair girl! Hugs!
Posted by: jayne | Sunday, September 02, 2007 at 08:29 AM
Pictures are great! Hovel looks better than expected. Son and friend look happy, as do you--glad to have a visual image of you!
Posted by: Jan | Sunday, September 02, 2007 at 09:33 PM