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Booner

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Last day of school
« on: May 15, 2009, 10:06:42 AM »
Today was my son's last day of high school ( they grow up so fast!) and so to celebrate he decided to wear my kilt! We got up early and I had to help him get dressed (been years since that happened)---since there's a small difference in our size I had to use about a dozen safety pins, and no matter how hard we tried, the kilt hung below his knees, but we got it to work.

He looked pretty good and I took pictures. 




I let him drive my car just in case they sent him home

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 03:02:42 AM »
Hey Booner,

Boy, you're speaking the truth when you say that the kids grow up so fast...my little boy just turned 43  :o
And your son is so handsome in his Dad's kilt. Thanks for posting the photos!

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 06:57:32 PM »
That's way cool Booner. My son has worn his kilt to school a couple of times, including the prom. He's probably going to wear it to graduation Wednesday, as he's playing bagpipes in the ceremony.
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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2009, 07:05:52 AM »
Michael -

Anyone going to get us some pictures of your son playing his pipes???  We can start a real rogue's gallery with member's offspring!   ;D

It's so great to see the young people WANTING to get involved in their Scottish history and culture! Good on the parents, too!

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2009, 09:52:00 AM »
So my son comes home from school after wearing the kilt--He's all excited!!

He says "Dad! You're right!  The girls did the kilt!  Even the stuck-up came up to me and told me how sexy I looked!"

He now wants his own kilt

(sigh) They grow up so fast!

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2009, 05:40:32 PM »
.......and I know just the place to get one!!  ;D  ::)

Maybe a sport kilt until he decides whether it's ENOUGH of a girl-magnet to justify the investment of the "full 9 yards"..............

That's cute though........ start saving, dad!

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2009, 07:55:07 PM »
Anyone going to get us some pictures of your son playing his pipes???  We can start a real rogue's gallery with member's offspring!   ;D

It's so great to see the young people WANTING to get involved in their Scottish history and culture! Good on the parents, too!

Here's a video of him playing the pipes at the graduation ceremony.
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=186079680366

Here's a photo of him at the graduation wearing my Thompson kilt:



Here he is in one of his senior pictures with his pipes:



These images are kind of misleading, cuz he usually makes funny faces when he sees a camera. ;)
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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2009, 09:41:00 PM »
He looks a lot like you, Michael (but without your smile!)

I'm so glad they let him have a senior picture taken with his pipes! They used to be so stuck-up about what you could/couldn't have or wear in a senior picture!

Does he wear about the same size kilt as you...........or are there lots of safety pins somewhere???

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2009, 12:31:58 AM »
Hey Michael,

Be they Dads or Sons, there is absolutely no shortage of handsome men around here!  ::)

Thanks for posting your photos.

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Re: Last day of school
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2009, 07:21:49 PM »
He looks a lot like you, Michael (but without your smile!)

Oh he has a smile alright. All his own.





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Does he wear about the same size kilt as you...........or are there lots of safety pins somewhere???

It was a big belt he cinched up tight. :-)
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