Busy winter months without much snow again this year. We did get just enough for Nick to slide around the corner in our neighborhood and hit a (small) tree. He texts me, "Fender bender" and that was it. A wrinkled bumper is the extent of the damage, and some nosy neighbors. The house where he hit the tree has two teenage girls living there, but he didn't see that as an opportunity, so no connections made, for Mr. A-romantic (yet.)
Most events for us remain focused on college preparation, we're down to a two-way race between Indiana Tech and Western Michigan. We did an overnight stay at IT, where Nick slept on a dormitory floor without proper gear (he didn't read the email... doesn't read any email, really), but had a picnic blanket from the car. Was a worthwhile connection with more campus staff, and a chance to tour the engineering facility again. Their unannounced schedule changes didn't make it easy, but we figured it out. Then there was a day trip to Kalamazoo to WMU. Uneventful except for losing a cornering lamp along the highway (a casualty of the tree accident). We liked what we learned, need a little more admissions info. The campus is nice and Benny D's pizza is good, which is what matters. Ultimately Nick feels he could do well at either place, I don't think there's a wrong decision here. We also visited the Air Zoo while in Kalamazoo, another warplane museum.
And we attended a toy fair in Toledo which was a pleasant walk down memory lane, so many toys from my youth now worth something, but I've tossed most of them. We got lunch at Perrysburgers since we were on that end of town. We also attended an Art Fair at SFS, where Nick's drawings were prominently placed at the center of the event. Of course he didn't tell us it was happening, and he doesn't sign his name to his work, just initials. But it's clear he has a talent above his peers, if he can put it to good use.
