smiling on the inside

normally this time of year would be a rough one in the house- 2 years in a row no issues - wahoo- only issue we have is tweeness and a smart mouth- with some disrespect- of course I had a long talk with him today about it-

anyway so I am smiling on the inside- marcus is doing so well - behaviorally and academically- very very well academically- will let you know more about this next week-

he is going to be a successful young man i know it i see it- smiling on the inside- now lets survive tween years and we will be good- (if i survived the first 6 years this will be no problem- :) )

he has taken on more chores without me asking- he feeds and waters the dog each evening- makes sure the laundry is dried and put away in my room or put away in his drawers- he moves the laundry to the dryer once washed- he takes the trash out ( well this one he has to work on a little) he has grown up a lot-

we both are still learning and growing - but things are good- i often think of mom and she would be so proud of him and how far he has come- she is missing out on the good years-

he misses her daily as we all do and he journals it that he is sad when she misses him- glad he is getting his feelings out when he journals I know it helps-