on his 19th birthday?
He's leaving his city. He's leaving his province. He's leaving his COUNTRY!!!!
I'll be losing my mind!!
He leaves Friday (12th) afternoon.
He'll be traveling out of the country Friday afternoon to Connecticut (USA) to take his Certified Landscape Engineering course test. The test he's doing is an eleven hour long test, it starts at 6am, and goes straight through to 6pm (with a one hour lunch break). It involves a written portion, and then a variety of hands on labour and landscape engineering tasks and tests. So he'll need his wits about him, he'll need to sleep well, and to apply what he's learned to the tasks which he is being marked on. This is a very important test for him. If he passes, it means a significant raise for him, and the ability to put a C.L.E. after his name, for business purposes (of course in the landscaping industry only 
Apparently it's really hard to pass this test on the first try. Two of the 3 other men going down with him, are taking it for the second time. A fair number of folks fail the 2nd attempt too. No pressure there, hey? He wants, really badly, to pass the first time off the mark!
At this point, it appears he will be doing the driving - though that can change. So, as we know it, he's driving himself and the other 3 men attending this test on the weekend from here to Connecticut, and then back home again on Sunday.
He'll be away from home for his birthday - it is going to be hard on him, and all of us. It's the first time any of my children will not be able to celebrate their special day with the family. 
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Dec. 22, 2007 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Anonymous
Hey friend, I miss you! taptaptap
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