Big Man's First Day!

Work and home life currently have my nose to the grindstone, but I wanted to take a quick moment to report that Max's first day of High School seems to have been a success. He's seeing old friends from other schools that feed into this high school, he's getting to take some way cool electives including photography, web design (html) and macromedia/visual arts (which means video production!)

So he's excited both about the electives, but also about soccer and seems to already be into this social studies class head first. It's nice to see him find a class he enjoys. His tutor has helped us devise an extremely organized and functional way to keep track of his assignments, tests and projects. She really has a handle on how to work with kids Max's age, I'm so grateful for her.

Mom is acclimating to the fact that High School is much like the world on a very micro level. You are faced with diversities, adversities and some 'real life' stuff on a daily basis in high school and this time is primarily grooming Max for the adult world and what he chooses for that to look like for him.. It is the beginning of the end of his childhood and while there is a sadness in that, it does seem time. He is ready, alot can happen in a summer. Whole life times can occur in a few months and Max, has definitely achieved some sort of advancement in growth this past summer.

I'm very proud of him and miss him already. He's growing up and my ability to protect him and care for him seem less and less every day. Now I essentially stay on stand by at all times so that when he needs me, I'm there.

Send us lots of positive energies as Max needs all the support he can get from wherever you happen to be. What ever tomorrow brings, I am confident that today is going to be a good one for him.

Big changes for big man and mom too I guess :)