Son Rise--Cool Today, Not so Hot Tomorrow

A special note about my son. Every year I put together a Christmas newsletter for our friends and family rather than a Christmas card. I am the worst one to remember to write letters during the year, so I make up for it at Christmas with a 2 page photo extravaganza of our entire year. My son has had a great year. He left elementary school and entered middle school. The transition and growth I have seen in him is wonderfully grand. He is growing into a clever, handsome, funny, loving soul. One moment he and I have that special relationship of friendly mother-son that can only come from living three years alone with just him and me. Then the next, he is a cool dude middle schooler where I am not so cool to hang with (with which to hang?). No matter. I found a little poem he wrote and one of his favorite things to do is spend time with family. What a grand thing. Within that same week, two people from our church who would not have much cause to say these things mentioned how impressed they were with my son. What a big smile and beaming spirit I have had when I think of those things. Last night I made him turn off his gameboy (DS?SP? one of those things) and watch the old 1970's christmas shows with me. He moaned at first, but then he watched, laughed and we had a great time. We made origami ornaments and ate Christmas treats. I am sure by tomorrow I will be uncool again.