Tomorrow JR begins the school year as a seventh grader in his new school. Strangely enough, I'm not terribly nervous for him, and I think that is in part to the fact that he seems so calm about everything. I also know that no matter what happens, I really can't see it being worse than last year. My mother-in-law is so concerned that he isn't going to fit in and won't have any friends quickly, but I just kept telling her it can't be worse than last year. She doesn't seem to understand that, but our friends and family here completely understand what I'm saying. JR is very excited about the new beginning, and I share his enthusiasm! It does feel a little weird to be on two different school schedules, because the other two don't begin until after Labor Day. The one thing JR is NOT excited about is that he has to wake up every day at 5:30. I suspect he'll be very tired by the end of next week!
Something else he is very excited about is that he now has his own cell phone! He'd been begging for one and was practically giddy yesterday when we gave him his early birthday present. I think his favorite feature is that he can text with it. He was texting both myself and my aunt yesterday. We've explained that while we certainly know that he is going to have fun with it, we have chosen to given it to him mostly for our convenience and that we expect him to handle the responsibility that goes with having it. We did also block the internet, which also disables the ability to send and receive pictures. We've also explained that at 9:00 during the week it gets turned off, and it will spend the night with our other cell phones in the family in our key basket. We might be the meanest parents ever, but I just don't care!
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