FRIDAY 3'fer: Final Fiction, Nature and Feline

This month I'm using lines 8, 12 and 16 from

a most delightful book by Beth Hoffman

Savinig CeCe Honeycutt

8: party

12: rummage sales

16:personality

Perspective

It was 1994, "K" was an eighteen year old college freshman, a long way from her small New Hampshire hometown.  The second daughter of three and quite smart.  If one was to describe K's personality, it could be summed up as loving adventure, travel and especially meeting new people.  Her family wanted her to stay in State for school like her older sister.  Her younger sister was NOT at all excited about being the only child.  "K" only applied to out of state universities.  She was accepted at a very large University in the South.  She did not know one single person.  In order to make friends and make a little extra cash, K  applied for a work study assistant working in one of the University's departments. That was the second best decision of her 18th year...first being going away from home to college.

Work study assistants were not employed in the department of their field of study because their 

work could involved helping sort tests or homework.  In mid November, shortly before Thanksgiving break K, arrived at work very distraught.  One of the *staff asked what was wrong.

K said, I got a speeding ticket this morning on the way to school.  I woke very late.  I was trying not to be late  for my 8 am class.

She was so worried about having to explain the speeding ticket fine that was going to appear

on her parent's charge card.  That card was to be used ONLY for gas and anything academic; however, K didn't have cash to cover the cost.  After I tell my parents, I will be buying all my clothes from rummage sales for the next four years. The *staff (aka pseudo Southern mom) tried to reassure her all would work out. K practiced what/how she would tell her parents.

The *staff was relieved to see K after Thanksgiving break with a great big smile on her face.

K was tickled to tell the *staff about the conversation.  It went something like this:

"When I arrived home, my sisters and I were catching up.   As I was telling them about my speeding ticket, both my sister's mouths dropped open in horror.  All of a sudden, I noticed a very shiny object my sister's mouth. My sister had a tongue piercing.... that she did not have when I left home.  I asked her if our parents had seen it...she said not yet.  I had a wee celebratory party in my head.

I knew with 100% certainty that a tongue piercing was going to be a much bigger deal than my itty bitty speeding ticket.....and it was."

This is a true story I was *'the staff', and I'm happy to report that K made excellent grades and went on to receive a Master Degree in Speech Pathology from another southern university

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I'm participating

Hosted by my Niece Rosy, Mayor Arty and Prof. Jakey and their Assistant Momma

This is about 1/4 of a long stretch of some of the prettiest Nature landscaping I've seen
at a hotel.  Every season is full of color.  This was taken from the car because it is on a very busy road.  I've never seen the folks planting or tending maybe they are Elves or Gnomes
with great vision.

Feline Friday



featuring
LilyRae a beautiful Tabby.  She is the grandcat of my friend
Janice.  Janice and her husband Al were cat sitting over Thanksgiving.
LilyRae evidently loves having her photo taken.
I sure do like her name!

LilyRae has a human sister and brother and a Labrador Brudder.
We all know JUST WHO is in charge though!!....LOL