One of my kids’ friends won a scholarship to flight school. She aspires to be a pilot in the USAF. She is a very dedicated young woman and I have no doubt she will achieve her dreams. Tomorrow she will be doing her first solo flight, and has asked us to go watch.
She is just shy of 17 years of age.
And I am just shy of having a full blown panic attack.
It’s not that I doubt her abilities as a pilot. It’s just that ZOMGSHEISFLYINGSOLO!!! I am not sure I can handle that. And she’s not even my kid!! Usually when I am this nervous I tend to eat sweets, but that would means making a cake and having to explain to the kids why it’s gone. So today I shall be crafting my little black heart out, keeping my mind off tomorrow as much as possible. So, I’m going to the garage to find a book to murder to alter.
I’ve been dying to make this for my craft area, or for Little One to pilfer, and found the perfect book for it a few days ago, an old illustrated German book. This project looks like it can’t be messed up. If I do mess it up, I can always use the pages for something else, right?
Sharp blades and scissors always calm me down, so it’s worth a try 😉
June 26th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
…and superglue. Don’t forget the power of massive quantities of superglue used in an enclosed location.
June 26th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
I’m on it!!
June 26th, 2013 at 12:54 PM
Wow, that looks cool!
June 26th, 2013 at 12:57 PM
I’ll probably post the how-to at the Junk and Glue site.
Provided I am coherent enough 😉
June 26th, 2013 at 2:35 PM
Kinda looks like a bunch of testicles
June 26th, 2013 at 2:47 PM
I pure hate you 😛
June 27th, 2013 at 10:40 AM
As opposed to paper vaginas, Dave?
Heh.
June 27th, 2013 at 4:00 PM
I pure hate you, too 😛
June 28th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Use your hate. Let the dark side flow through you…
June 28th, 2013 at 3:23 PM
Trust me, I’m there.
*grabs Clete voodoo doll*
June 26th, 2013 at 8:32 PM
I’ll bet
June 26th, 2013 at 8:53 PM
Smartipants 😉
June 27th, 2013 at 1:38 AM
Why the USAF? Why not the USN?
June 27th, 2013 at 8:02 AM
Her dad, her mom, stepdad, brother, uncles, all served in the USAF. Tradition 🙂
June 27th, 2013 at 3:49 PM
Traditions are there specifically to be broken. My grandfather served in the Army Air Corps (later to become the Air Force). My Dad served in the Air Force. I served in…well…the Navy.
If she wants to be a truly badass fighter pilot, try the Marine Corps. Marines are badass to begin with. Then you strap on an F-18 and bring the pain at MachInsanity? Pure and unfiltered badassitude there.
June 27th, 2013 at 4:01 PM
She has time to figure out what she wants to do, since she’s still in High School.
I’m just glad I survived the whole ordeal. Oh, she did great, too 😀
June 29th, 2013 at 11:12 PM
flying is so much fun Aggie. I soloed when I was 16.
July 1st, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Well, she is hooked now 🙂
June 30th, 2013 at 1:23 PM
Just FYI…as of late, your site has been dropping my comments. I know you didn’t ban me, shit happens from time to time.
July 1st, 2013 at 8:40 AM
That’s odd. I have never seen your comments in moderation or spam in this blog. What about the other blog? Let me know 🙂
July 1st, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Not that I recall. No big deal, they seem to be working fine now. I had a long response to the flying young lady post. If I remember what I said, I’ll re-post it. No dig deal.