I won’t bore you with why I haven’t posted lately; really the most banal of reasons, and I would have to admit that I am not the IT maven I think I am.
Anyway, I figured out how to get back in because a friend of mine said I have some important things to say. Honestly, I don’t feel like I add much to anything, particularly since COVD killed my older guy’s momentum.
In short, he’s still working his part time gigs. No FTE. Yet. I must remain hopeful.
Younger fires on all cylinders. This kid, who was never the academic powerhouse his brother was, comes by his academic prowess honestly. He doesn’t have his brother’s photographic memory, so applies a rather rigorous work ethic to his academics. This semester, he took basic psych, nutrition, his Microsoft class (in concert with his VoTech) and an upper level theater course (in which he blew me and dad away with his performance).
He did well; well enough for him to take on a full course load next semester (and, if that weren’t enough, he auditioned into a choral class that required him to get special dispensation from the VoTech for early dismissal twice a week to attend it).
Hell, why not?
He also has a weekly radio show he enjoys doing at the college radio station. And he continues to enjoy working at the pizzeria.
So that’s good.
In other news, we added Gary to our cockatiel flock in September; he’s a younger bird trying desperately to get Paulie’s affection. We just had our fourth trip to the vet this month for Paulie, and he’s not doing well. We’re just trying to keep him comfortable.
For the new year, I’m going to pray for some direction for elder. We didn’t come this far to fail.
