Celebrating J!

J is a teenager. Zoiks!! I asked him if he felt any different than the day before and he said no. Too funny.

He did okay in 5th grade last year and he's doing well in 6th grade so far this year. He still struggles to read but it's coming. He has one of the highest math grades in his class and I was reading his English to him the other day and he could quickly identify the verbs and then the noun that went with them. One year home, people. That's amazing.

We still struggle with abandonment type issues. He can't stand to be in a room by himself. He is sleeping ok but if he's awake he can't stand to be by himself. He has huge fears of being left out or left behind.

He still loves gum and tv. Those are the two great loves of his life. Well, that and eating. Any kind of meat. As long as there's meat involved he's a happy camper.

He asked for a sandbox for his birthday. The sandbox is in place. He also asked for a DS. We ordered one off of ebay. Please pray that it comes today.

I dropped him off at school yesterday and then rushed home and made cupcakes and frosting to take back to school all before work. I think he was impressed, asking me when I made the cupcakes.

This morning on the way to school J and I saw Mrs. G going down the road and we both said, "There goes Mrs. G." at the very same time. When we do that around here, which is often, we always laugh and say, "We must be related." It had never happened with J before. We looked at each other and laughed a little and I said, "We said the same thing at the same time. We must be related." and J smiled big and said, "We are! We are related!" So precious.

Tonight is a family party and on Sunday we're taking J and a few friends to an indoor pool.

Happy birthday, J! Hope your gift comes today! We love you.

Happy birthday to E too!!

In other news, A's soccer team tied their game Tuesday evening and won yesterday evening. A didn't play last night because she was running a low grade fever and feeling yucky. She must be a little better today as she went to school. I've heard some others having similar symptoms so something must be going around. Hope J doesn't get it.