Will’s in his fourth year of Scouts and–even if I haven’t gotten around to sewing on all the patches–we do enjoy it. I see him learning a lot from his participation in this group and making some very good friends.
At the last meeting, the dads were asked to share about their school years.
My husband and a few others talked about elementary school.
Others talked about middle school and high school.
Finally, some talked about college.
Will listened attentively through the whole thing, but REALLY perked up during the college talk.
“I went to Western Michigan,” said one of the dads. He mentioned the Freshman Fifteen and explained how he gained it: “Because there was an all-you-can-eat soft serve ice cream machine in the cafeteria!”
At this point, drool dripped from Will’s mouth. He nearly passed out from the thought of all-you-can-eat ice cream.
Suddenly, he has an insatiable interest in Western Michigan University. Hmm.
We have booked a walking tour of Western Michigan for summer 2020. Also, I am currently tracking tuition costs for this university and–more importantly–room and board. Go Western Michigan Broncos!
How did you pick your college?
I went to an all-girls, boarding high school in Northern Virginia and I hate cold weather. When I went to the college counselor I announced I had only two requirements: it must be south of here and it must have boys! Her exact reply was “I think we can work with that”.
Nice! And I think that worked out OK for you, correct? 😉
Better than OK 😉
I picked the school my brother had gone to. It was close enough to home for an emergency, but far enough away that Sunday trips were out of the question!
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Good reasons!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…The Boy Scouts and the Freshman Fifteen
That awesome! Such great parenting to already be booking that tour! 🙂
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Why, thank you for the compliment!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…The Boy Scouts and the Freshman Fifteen
Pure rebellion. In my state, there’s the big state uni that wins all the national championships in football, but can’t piss a drop in any other sport. And the ag uni. I would not go to OU because I thought it was expected. I went to OSU because I thought it was better for me.
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Pure rebellion works every time!
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…The Boy Scouts and the Freshman Fifteen
HA! So funny… I chose OU because the beautiful campus and valleys that were so different from the city of Chicago!!! Oh the major decisions we make… for all the right reasons!!! LOL
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Beautiful campus and valleys for you, ice cream machines for my son. It’s all good. 🙂
Katy @ Experienced Bad Mom recently posted…The Boy Scouts and the Freshman Fifteen
It was easy, if I went to the one in our city I could use my moms bright green car. I shutter at the thought of driving that ugly jalopy everywhere.
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