Who Loves You, Baby?

Teenagers. You can't live with em, you can't shoot em.


This is a picture I tried to take of John as he got out of the car as he shouted "Don't even think about it!"

You can see how happy he was when I rushed him out so I could take the group "first day" pictures. I'll pause here so you can click on it and see up close and personal the contempt in his eyes. Is that really the face you want to make at the person who holds the fate of what you'll be driving to school everyday for the rest of your high school career? Really?

On the upside, he's had a very good first two weeks. Likes all his teachers (so far). Has done a little bit of homework (so far). And I haven't received any emails from teachers (so far). He's having a very good time. He's even talking. At school. In front of other kids. The first football game was last Friday, we didn't get to see much of the kids marching, but the Grease program is gonna be a LOT of fun this year. And the Eagles won the game in a blowout. And we continue to embarrass him by working in the concession stand with the rest of the "crazy" band parents. (his description, not mine)

One of the 500 7th Grade Wide Receivers

This is the busiest boy I know! He's happy to be back in school, at least so far...

He has to be at Football Practice at 7:15 in the morning, athletics is first period, he has a day full of Pre-AP classes, then he follows it up with Football Practice after school till 5:00. He's got the strength and size for the offensive line, but does he have the stamina...that's the question!

The first week of school we have SO many papers that I have to sign, enrollment, health, bus riders, on and on. When we got to the Athletics paperwork and they said "Athletics is a Dangerous Activity which could result in concussions, broken bones, pulled muscles (blah, blah blah) up to and including death..." I passed the papers to Charlie and said "I can't do it." So Tuesday Melee' unloads papers for me to sign, one set from each of his teachers. Each one outlining the teachers expectations, grading policies, etc. and by the time I got done reading them I had a stomach ache! Then he tells me that the coaches have told them they HAVE to take a shower after athletics. I know he was nervous, but I was equally nervous. There is a down side to being able to put yourself in somebody else's shoes.