<p>Dad’s only pretend to be Oblivious. Actually, we spend our time building elaborate Rube Goldberg-esque machines…</p>
<p>Sometimes they involve Marmots. The SA Marmots made their initial appearance in post 2517.</p>
<p>Moot,</p>
<p>Love the sign.</p>
<p>Here is a more appropriate Marmot celebration for TSFH:</p>
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<p>Hi all. D is feeling much better - ordering me not to hover when she shuffles from the hospital bed to the bathroom. She may get to go home tomorrow - Honor’s night is tomorrow night - don’t know if she’ll be able to make it. If so, she’ll probably need to be in a wheelchair, and she’s not very keen on that. Her teachers have been great - but there’s one state-mandated test that was given on Tuesday and the only make-up is Friday - her counselor is working on that one.</p>
<p>I’m going to slip into a back booth and drink some hot tea. (but not the booth with all the high-tech computer talk - 
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<p>m&sdad
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Posts: 357 I have an elaborate plan to escape from Stalag “Waiting Room” later today.</p>
<p>It involves tunnels, an elaborate pulley system, trained marmots, the gummy substance saved from three years of college junk mail envelopes and a red wagon.</p>
<p>With my luck, I’ll make it, then wake up tomorrow morning, like a episode of the British TV show “The Prisoner”: tied to the bed, with my head immobilized, forced to stare at the mail slot, then unable to reach it when the yearned for letters do arrive.</p>
<p>Whistling the theme from “The Great Escape” and spooning dirt into my pockets as we speak… </p>
<p>This was from March, 2006.</p>
<p>georgiamom, welcome back. Be warned however. Hot tea in the Alley comes with virtual whiskey. However, no awful results ensue. We promise. Cross our marmots.</p>
<p>Except of course you may find yourself wasting time, just like me, spending 45 minutes looking for the origin of marmots in Sinner’s Alley…</p>
<p>Yes, yes. m&sdad was the initiator of marmot as genie of Sinners Alley. Leastwise, that’s how I dismember it. He was awaiting the finaid package, wasn’t he? And needed marmots to either render it an Acceptable Package and/or stealthily allow him to look at the envelope in advance of D - but without her knowing he’d gotten to the mailbox first.</p>
<p>That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.</p>
<p>Okay, now. Time to try this on for size, mootie. “TGFH.” The graduate from h-e-!!. Trips right off the tongue, if you ask me. TGIH: TGFH. Thank-god-it’s-happening: the Graduate from HE-!-!.</p>
<p>I know all about the marmots and their wily ways - and just like the peanut shells on the floor and the happy birthday party hat and the be happy fairy - I’ve been here pretty much from the beginning - I’m just quiet most of the time - happy to hang out in the back booth listening to Slugg stories . . . :)</p>
<p>I’ll take the virtual whiskey for now - maybe something stronger later tonight.</p>
<p>georgiamom, we will send marmots to your D with really good episodes of her favorite TV series:). And where is that Slugg anyway. Moot - give her a holler in Second Life…</p>
<p>Don’t have anything of use to add here. I just wanted to have post # 6868. That is all. Carry on.</p>
<p>Meanie! Hog!</p>
<p>Congrats to TSFH!</p>
<p>Mathson got a letter saying he’s getting awards at both the morning and the evening awards ceremonies. I suppose I should be happy, but all I could think was I have to go to BOTH of them?! :eek:</p>
<p>mathmom, so funny!</p>
<p>Hopefully no bad orchestras at either…</p>
<p>marmots are small furry creatures allegedly having magical powers that can change time, space and attitudes. Some critics would say they’re nothing but squirrel wannabees.</p>
<p>None at the morning one, I’ve had to do that one twice before. It’s not too bad - it’s where they do all the junior book awards and some miscellaneous stuff. In the past he’s gotten AMC awards there. It’s probably that, although it might also be for Latin. (He got a book today for getting high scores on all four years on the National Latin Exam.) I’m told though, that the evening awards are both more prestigious, and MUCH longer. No idea what he’s getting. Maybe I should have some stiff drinks before the evening starts?</p>
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<p>mathmom–our underclass awards, always in the evening, always during AP test weeks, used to take FOREVER–over 2 hours (when my D was in HS.) They have since wised up and cut it back to a record quick 1 hour 20 minutes this year. </p>
<p>I’ve gone to it every year for 10 years now, and it’s much better this way. They cut out some of the awards that technically occurred earlier in the year but they wanted to give public recognition for. No more. Almost every award now is a surprise, and one-of-a-kind.</p>
<p>BTW, just returned from s#2’s awards dinner. Food is … well… shall we say high end cafeteria food. But, they have it down to a science. About an hour and a half. It always seems to be the same cast of characters, and many of the kids received multiple awards. I guess they deserved it, but it’d be nice if they spread them out a bit more.</p>
<p>I told my freshman son–these are the kids you will see a lot of for the next 3 years! Don’t think he had figured that out yet. </p>
<p>True, it does seem to be the same ones. By senior year, you get awards for having gotten awards. (I’m thinking of various outside scholarships.) But at our HS they are careful to have objective tests & point systems for things like the Math Medallion, English, & the various History Medallions. It’s not a teacher’s pet contest by any means.</p>
<p>In here we can give our own awards. The Hairy Marmot for ??? :eek: :D</p>
<p>Agreed. I always told my D she got As in the end for having gotten As.</p>
<p>This reminds me of how they have to take 4 years of college-level courses in order to get into college!</p>
<p>Just got home from the NHS induction ceremony–one thing I could have skipped, but my daughter was the musical entertainment, and there won’t be that many opportunities in the future to hear her perform…</p>
<p>Anyway, nice ceremony. Instead of a traditional cake, it was a pie social with pies supplied by senior members of NHS. For our contribution, I made the crust and D did the rest, and I must say, at times that girl is brilliant! If you ever want a decadent treat, try this: take your favorite pecan pie recipe, omit the salt, and instead of pecans, substitute a jar of dry-roasted macadamias, coarsely chopped. Wow!</p>
<p>That sounds sinfully delicious-- can we heat it and eat it a la mode too?</p>
<p>Ummm, yummm, with a Baileys Irish coffee. My mouth is watering…for both!</p>
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