One of BabyG's teachers told me she wanted to name her baby after him...

[ScreamingMeemie]

... sniffle...

It's been a long road, these last 5-ish years, and to be acknowledged for keeping him on a somewhat good track in the shadow of the loss of his father. Well, that means a lot.

I was thinking, when I first logged in here, he was 3. Now, he will be 15 in a couple of months.

Then:



Now:

[Ptah]

1. Well done, Mom.

[ScreamingMeemie]

11. Thank you Ptah...

...I can't believe how fast time goes by.

[TuxedoKat]

2. What a handsome son

you have. He must be an exceptional young man too for his teacher to want to name her child after him.

[ScreamingMeemie]

13. Thank you, TK...

It was interesting, because he struggled a bit with this class/teacher early in the year. She called me to "brag on him" a bit, and we ended the call with sniffles. School years go by too fast.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Great pictures!

[ScreamingMeemie]

14. Thank you BB...!

I picked them because I think he looks exactly the same.

[Phentex]

4. Wow, time flies!

A very handsome young man, now.

I admit, I worried so much for you, for him, for your daughter. But you've done great and I am happy you've stayed so close to him.

(My dad died when I was very young, and my mom checked out. It's like we lost both of them at the same time. I am estranged from her now.)

[ScreamingMeemie]

15. Thank you Phentex. As they have gotten older, we have kept talking about their dad

and we kept our lives basically the same (with the exception of moving away from the memories). It's been difficult doing the "dad stuff," but he's done a good job at growing up.

WannaBeG lives in Orlando now. I miss her terribly but she is finally so very happy that it give me peace.

[Sekhmets Daughter]

5. What a face!

Keeping them on a good track with two parents is difficult enough...Pat yourself on the back for doing it on your own. I'm sure it has, at times, been tough.

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Thank you SD...

At times I wanted to give up. He's a good kid, and I got really lucky with his teachers/coaches/others who have stepped up to be the village.

[Shrike47]

6. Great looking kid. Congrats!

I know looks aren't everything but he's a charmer.

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. Thank you Shrike

I tease him all the time when he does a numb-brained thing...

I look at him and say,"you're puuuurty..."

[MarianJack]

7. Good for you and he!

Parent to parent, I can imagine how you must feel! My son is 13, and whenever my wife and I aren't contemplating knocking him through the floor, we are SOOO proud of him!

Btw, your son is a very handsome young man and his date is a lovely young woman.

BRAVO for all of you!

PEACE!

[ScreamingMeemie]

18. It is an up and down thing isn't it?

How you can love them so much it hurts, and then you can get so very angry at dumb decisions.

These years really are something.

[In_The_Wind]

8. He looks happy. You've done very well by him.

Joani

[ScreamingMeemie]

19. Thank you Joani...

It's been a long road.

[Skittles]

9. what a handsome guy!

you did well, ScreamingMeemie!

[ScreamingMeemie]

20. Thank you Skittles!

For these middle teen years I might just have to tell him that Skittles will "come kick his ass..." if he doesn't stay in line. We are in the same state after all.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

10. cute as ever!

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Thanks you...

I like how it's almost the same look.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

23. yeah, I caught that. Did that happen on purpose?

very cool.

[ScreamingMeemie]

24. Just a coincidence!

[Arugula Latte]

12. That's awesome.

Good lookin' kid.

I've got one of those, myself, and I just him.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Thank you AL!

They are fun at times, aren't they?

[Arugula Latte]

25. Yes indeed.

Very entertaining!

[DCKit]

26. You done good. nt

[greatauntoftriplets]

27. What a handsome young man!

You've done a great job. How nice that one of his teachers wants to name her child after him. That's quite an honor.