An Afternoon with the "Chipmunks"

you can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you -Dale Carnegie

after sending mom off i went straight to orchard. the plan was to meet the two boys an hour earlier before the other boy arrives so that they can talk and clear things between them and i be the mediator. but oh well, one couldn't make it and we ended up changing our plans. from 12.30 we met at 1ish then straight to lunch before movie. nevertheless i had a good time. thanks for the gift guys, i like it a lot. hope you guys like mine too. it is very difficult to find gift for teenage boys. one gave me a book i've been thinking to get after reading it. i wonder how he knows that i was thinking of getting that book. the blowup picture is sweet indeed, not to mention the quote on friendship he put there. i always feel that he is like me, the way he looks at life and his approach in friendship, hence the reason i understand his feelings in the situation he is in. while the earring i received from the other boy is simple and sweet - my kinda earring indeed. i'll make a point to wear it at least once in his presence. its just nice to do something different today - extending my halfday leave to full day and spending time with the boys that always reminds me of my school days.

well to be honest i am a little disappointed that i couldn't help them mend things up. nothing much to be fixed actually. they just need to speak up. at times, it takes a lot of effort to preserve a friendship. one is just too stubborn to succumb to his own needs to mend things up. i kept telling him to leave the pride at home but it seems he still brought half of it today. well getting them to agree on my plan is a good start and at least they talked today. i hope with times they can get back to what they used to be - happy bubbly funny hardworking boys.