I am convinced that Tyler is destined to be a class clown. He is free spirited and very silly 99% of the time. Today, during lunch, he was in one of those silly moods and proceeded to entertain everyone at the table, even checking to make sure they were all watching him. At first, the thought of him becoming a class clown conjured up all kinds of visions of things to come...calls from his principal, bad grades, etc. I've jokingly offered to A and J that I'd be glad to either 1) field the calls from school 2) go to school with him and/or 3) home school.
Tonight, I've done a little research on class clowns. Evidently, they're not necessarily as bad as the name implies. For instance, most class clowns are extremely bright. Did you know that Albert Einstein was a class clown? Yes, you read that right, Albert Einstein! Also, Dr. Hunter "Patch" Adams was a class clown. (One of my favorite movies is Patch Adams starring Robin Williams. If you've never seen it, I recommend it...It's definitely a feel good movie.)
I hesitated to write this post so soon after the sad news about Aunt Myrtie, but then I started to remember the laughter and joking around that always occurred whenever the Blacks or Grants got together. I'm pretty sure that we have a few, if not many, class clowns in our family tree. And, of course, the name Mervin and the words "class clown" are practically synonymous. So I think that Ty comes by it naturally, which is, I guess, a good thing. (Remind all of us that the first time that A and J get a call from Ty's principal. Ha ha!)
PS...Robin Williams was also a class clown. No surprise there!
Glad you made it to SC safely, Butrfly Lady! Thanks for making that long trip to represent the family. I'm sorry Karel didn't make it to the visitation, hopefully, he will be at the church tomorrow. Thanks for checking the grave sites at Anthon, let us all know if there is still something that needs to be done there.
ReplyDeleteHi Bev! Good to hear that you made it OK...it's a long drive by yourself!!
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