15 and School Supplies
Today's Joseph's 15th birthday! Big birthday call to Joseph! Another driver on the road. Crystal's taking him to get his learner's license this afternoon.
Here's me and Joseph the day Crystal brought him homewards from the hospital. You can see two-year-old Cameron in the background.
What birthday post would be complete without a picture from his first birthday? Look at that dazzling blond hair and two little bottom teeth.
Here's Joseph now. He's very special to me. He was my first nephew. Of all the grandkids, Joseph is no doubt the most forbearing of them all. When the kids play, Joseph is usually the referee or the judge. He's definitely a moderator. I could see him becoming a diplomat or judge or something like that. He doesn't like all the arguing. He's a mediator. That's a very good trait, don't you think? He also has a very good sense of humor. I think those are things that will take him very far. Humor and peace.
He started 10th grade yesterday. It good doesn't seem right that all the kids are growing up so darn fast. Before you know it, I'll be dancing at his wedding.And I bet that scares the bejeebies out of









"I mark first-grade teachers will see the benefit immediately. As kids come in with better social skills and when kids see themselves as learners and achievers, those are not kids who are active to drop out in the 10th grade, those are kids who are and more »
By the 10th grade and the initiation of driving privileges, I had one young lady in particular picked out and began dating her. It was, however, a selection that carried certain implications because I later learned her father was the principal at our school.






