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I was thinking back to when I posted the picture of my son with his friends from law school.  He of course introduced us to friends of both sexes.  But his best friend was female and from what I could tell, he was certainly at ease in the company of a number of the women in his class.  I am wondering if this reflects on the stature of the significant women in his life or if it is just a personality thing?  He is a sympathetic guy and a good listener – but then again is definitely a male( his favorite piece of property he apparently listed as his rifle) in some ways of thinking. 

I’m just not sure he has been around many women that were the submissive type.  I am not.  His wife is not.  I suspect he is at ease around these women colleagues of his because he respects them as equals – or maybe as his betters.

I’ll have to ask him some day.

Today was a pretty busy day – funeral this morning, dance competition to watch this afternoon and a session of volunteering at the same event this evening.  I just got home in fact.  And I’m pooped!  The girls got a distinction in their Hip Hop duet and that was great. 

But the big event of the day was that Sara turned 16.   She goes for her first attempt at the road test on Thursday.  Man, it just seems like yesterday that she was sitting beside me in the plane scribbling on some paper as we travelled home to Karawa from Kinshasa.  Today she went down to Saskatoon with her boyfriend for her big day.  His present to her — with our permission (he asked) — a belly button ring.  Yikes – I’m not about to do anything that looks that painful. 

Tomorrow we will have her favorite cake in her honor – McCains frozen vanilla cake with little chocolate sprinkles.  And ice cream of course. 

Here he is.  A face only a mother could love.  It was hard to get a picture when his mouth was not moving!  Like a good lawyer!   

Well, actually, he seems to be friends with a lot of other students and they tended to be women.  Not sure what that means. 

Finally we have one kid through school – at least for awhile.  And I hope that if he goes back for more school later he will do it on his own tab. 

A lawyer in the family!  That is a first I do believe.

We sure had a fun time last night.  The MC was hilarious.  Roy Romanow was the guest speaker.  So we got a very good law school type of lecture.  It was very interesting – hearing one of the people who helped repatriate our constitution and write the Charter of Rights and Freedoms speak of the importance of putting justice ahead of rights. 

Last night I spent at the E A Rawlinson Centre. The Prince Albert Festival of Dance is going on there this week and last night Grace was dancing.  When I looked at the schedule hung up on her dance studio wall, I sort of figured out that she should dance at about 8 pm, maybe a bit before.  There must have been a page missing – at least I missed it.  She and Nathalie danced last on the program after 10 pm. 

Oh well, I enjoyed a whole evening of dance for only $2.50.  Some of those girls(and a few guys) are really good dancers.  And since I can’t dance worth a hoot – I was impressed and wondered what if I had taken lessons when I was a kid.  But a pastor’s daughter didn’t get to do those things back in the days.

Grace and Nathalie danced a modern number.  This is their first year dancing modern dance.  The song was a real upbeat one with a calypso beat.  They did a great job and pulled off a first place with a mark of 84, I believe.

My good friend, Lauralea, has finally started to blog.  It’s about time ’cause she is a good writer, is funny and creative and has important stuff to say.

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