Well Killers did my multi quoting catch up. Can't believe it's Tuesday Summer came and went. Sunday we had the block party which was good and bad.
WARNING Vent coming:
Remember the stuff w/DS and the two kids and the BB guns. Well the one kid wasn't there (thank God). DS was having fun with a couple of kids that they don't live on the block but are friend w/ people and came. Then The mean kid and another who is nice but lives next door to mean kid come riding down on there bikes (they live up the block). Okay so a bunch of them are all playing but I can see DS sorta backing off b/c of meany. I am trying to keep a watchful eye and then I was setting up the lasso golf game but the went up to the HS which is up the block. I had DH check b/c as you know I don't trust meany. DH said they were up there, well a few later I see them coming back but no DS. I ask nice kid where DS is, but then I see him walking down. I asked what happened and he said they ditched him, I could tell he was upset and everything was going well until meany showed up. Nice kid ask DS where he was and DS says I came into the field and you guys started leaving Nice kid starts to say something that had to do with meany so go figure. I looked at nice kid and said well that explains it the name you just used in that sentence sums it up.
DS is now all upset and goes in the house, goes downstairs and wants to stay in and watch TV. It broke my heart, he is sitting there all by himself on the verge of tears b/c of this little bully. He wouldn't come out for me so I was going to stay with him. DH came in and asked what happened, he got on my nerves a little to be quite honest, but did convince DS to come back out. Some on had set up a badmitten and they were playing. Meany's mom wasn't there but his Dad had come down. He was off sitting at a table, I was sitting around another group and DH was talking to some other neighbors. I look up and I see DH heading over to the net so I get up and head over. I didn't see what happen that prompted him but he apparently saw some happen with meany and DS. I get there, and DH is saying look you don't have to like each other then stay away from each other DS has tears in his eyes and Meany kid does too. From what I got, meany kid was saying and provoking DS and then saying what are you going to do go tell your dad.
Well, as we are standing there meany's dad finally walks over.
Now let's remember, what his son did some months ago and to boot unlike the other kids mom who walked her kid over made him face and apolegize to all of us, his mom call said how sorry she was and sent him down to say sorry. Which was all he said I'm sorry and puff he left. Sorry but he got off a little to easy.
So meany's dad comes up and says 'what's the problem?' DH starts with these two don't get along, to which his reply yeah I know. Here's the kicker all this dad was concerned about was that his kid was crying!!!! Mmmm, are we starting to figure out why he is like this. I couldn't believe it, here his kid is trying to tell 'his side' but is starting to cry and all he can do is look at him and say "stop the tears" then walks closer (basically gets in his face) and again "says did you hear me stop the tears". That's it and walks away.
I now know why this kid is a bully and starts must be that be tough, be a man type of raising. In addition, I have a feeling that everything is about the older sister who was a big Basketball 1000 pt scorer in HS and graduated last year with a free ride to college.
So once again DS goes inside I have DD and BF take him to get ice cream and get away from the block for a bit. Father goes home a little bit after but meany is still out. When they had the ice cream truck come later something happen again. DH was up that way I was talking to the a friend actually we bought the house from her she moved 2 blocks away.
So there you go, I'm really sick of this and have to say kinda get now why the kid acts this way, but sorry not at the expense of my DS.
Bad thing is he is in DS's grade and class b/c they only have one class p/grade. He is older but I think a summer b/day so parents held him back. He is big even if he was in going into 6th, he is big for his age.
Thinking of letting principal know that there is a conflict b/t the two so the teacher can be aware.
And, you're right, some parents just don't teach their kids how to act appropriately any more. I wish you and him the best in working this situation out.
as the kids got on the bus...then had 9 other Moms over for coffee so we could celebrate! 
That's really the only "shopping" that we have here. It's kind of a "touristy" town, so all of our local shops are pretty expensive. I have to drive at least 45 minutes to get to any real shopping. That's a nice escape every once in awhile though! 
I haven't been watching it this season. Waiting for Survivor to start!!
) and all they had were a few yellows and blues. I'll try again between now and Dec. but if I have no luck I may take you up on your offer.
But I have trained DD12 to "discuss" the different paint samples with me so it looks like we are actually thinking of buying paint. 
