Top 11 reasons why we probably wouldn’t turn Vincent in for contempt of court and a sentence at the juvenile center even though he’s not coming close to doing school work 20 hours a week and hasn’t done much to get a job:
11. He mowed the lawn yesterday (although he did a mediocre job with the front yard).
10. He said he did two hours of school work today.
9. He said he turned in one job application today.
8. He watched his mother try Wii Boxing last night.
7. He did some of his chores and laundry today without us reminding him.
6. He says he’s going to do stuff with two different friends – other than his girlfriend – including one friend from before the Denmark trip – this weekend.
5. He says he’s going to volunteer as a waiter at our church art and plant sale and proper English tea (a youth ministries fund-raiser), where last year he was a star, for two hours tomorrow morning.
4. I asked him to remember to keep the basement door closed when either of the turtles are out and to take his key and lock the door when he leaves the house and he didn’t argue.
3. He celebrated the end of the house arrest this week with lots of walking.
2. He visited with his girlfriend yesterday afternoon but still connected with us in time for dinner.
11. He mowed the lawn yesterday (although he did a mediocre job with the front yard).
10. He said he did two hours of school work today.
9. He said he turned in one job application today.
8. He watched his mother try Wii Boxing last night.
7. He did some of his chores and laundry today without us reminding him.
6. He says he’s going to do stuff with two different friends – other than his girlfriend – including one friend from before the Denmark trip – this weekend.
5. He says he’s going to volunteer as a waiter at our church art and plant sale and proper English tea (a youth ministries fund-raiser), where last year he was a star, for two hours tomorrow morning.
4. I asked him to remember to keep the basement door closed when either of the turtles are out and to take his key and lock the door when he leaves the house and he didn’t argue.
3. He celebrated the end of the house arrest this week with lots of walking.
2. He visited with his girlfriend yesterday afternoon but still connected with us in time for dinner.
1. He went to the bank at lunchtime and then I took the dog for a walk, we rendezvoused – not explicitly purposely – and chatted as the three of us walked home together in the windy, 80 degree weather that reminded me of beach weather.
-- Perry
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