the quadruplet grandkids turn 7 on their birthday

Son had a great day yesterday...Was elected Student Body VP as a JR, then had another great Soccer game in the goal. His team is 4-0 and he is averaging 0.9 goals allowed per game, blocked a PK that would have tied the game. Local TV featured him in the highlight reals. Called him "A Brick Wall".

That's awesome....she sounds like a great kid.

The school district where my son goes offers some great career focused classes for students to take as an alternative to conventional classes. My son wants to be a fire fighter and the district offers a Fire Sciences program that takes the place of PE and math. It's an outstanding program. He spends every afternoon at the fire station and when's he's done, he'll be certified to fight wild lands fires and a couple other types of fires that I can't remember right now. Anyway, he was named Captain yesterday for this school year. They don't typically give that position to a first year student, but since he has taken the summer program twice and is involved in the local search and rescue team, he was given the role. Really proud of him for this accomplishment! I told him it'll look really good on a resume (trying to find a job now) and when he applies to the state's Fire Training Academy after high school. I am so, so grateful that he's got some direction at a young age and knows what he wants to do. He seems to be so focused on becoming a firefighter and paramedic that it keeps him in line and away from the "party scene". Don't get me wrong...he can get himself in trouble for things like lying or for being disrespectful or for not doing what's asked around the house, but overall, I am so blessed that he's got his head on straight! It makes parenting a teenager a little easier!