AJ never ceases to amaze me. Even though it is summer , he has taken it very seriously. Instead of choosing “easy” classes, he chose latin. Last school year he failed Spanish. He and his teacher had differences of opinion as to how he learns. So when I learned that he was taking latin this summer I was pleased. He wants to be an animal biologist and I think Latin will help him in school later. He doesn’t really talk about his summer program, except about how great the food is. I discovered the latin when he left his work out on my chair. He seems to have picked up some of the basics pretty well. Last night, while I was doing homework, he told me what something meant. What makes that great is that he determined its meaning by knowing some of the latin components.
So, now that he’s given me a surprise. Really what more could a mother ask for than to have a child who makes good choices … most of the time. I think he deserves a really great birthday. But what to get him? I never realized how hard teenagers were to please before. He’s going to 15 in just two weeks. How do you celebrate eith teens? Any ideas? All he wants is an iPhone, which he’s not getting until he can pay for the data. Which leaves me with very little.
Adeventures in Parenting 