It's just been a weird month around our house! First the baby turned 6. Then, I took one to kindergarten and the other to high school. Then the big one turned 15. Not quite sure how that happened! But there's no denying it. He's 5'10", hairy legs, owns his own razor (for his face, not his legs).....and his birthday cake with 15 candles qualified as a fire hazard. It's just not right how fast time goes by!!!
Harrison was ready for high school. He was done with middle school and ready for a new adventure. So, off he goes as a freshman whether I'm ready or not. And so far, so good. Our high school has done a great job of helping the freshmen (and their parents....cuz it's really all about me, right?) transition into high school. Harrison started running with the cross country team a couple of weeks before school started. And I just have to say....I'd never make it! It has been over 100 degrees just about every day for the past two months. But he is out there running in the heat of the day everyday. No wonder he's so skinny! The day before his birthday H ran in his first official high school cross country meet. It was so hot, no wind, and Clara truly thought she was going to melt. But he did great and came home with his first medal from high school. So fun to watch him work hard and do well. And this group of boys on the cross country team are such great kids, so encouraging and positive! The first night of practice the coach prayed with the boys before practice....forever earning him a soft spot in my heart.
On Harrison's birthday we were heathens and skipped church and took our boy and his buddy Colton to Eskimo Joe's in Stillwater. Clara had announced several weeks earlier that Judy (her treasured bitty baby) also has August 28th as her birthday. Harrison was NOT amused to share his birthday with Judy. On the way to Stillwater Clara told us that Judy was turning 10 months old this birthday. Harrison was quick to explain that it wasn't her birthday if she was just 10 months old. He quieted down when we reminded him of his imaginary brothers he had when he was little. They were twins, Jack and Jackie, and they were 2 and 3 years old. Yes....he said they were twins. He also had an imaginary sister, Katie, who was either 9 or 16, depending on whether she needed to drive herself somewhere. Harrison did not find it amusing at all when Judy got a high chair at Eskimo Joe's to eat lunch with us. I think Colton found it pretty amusing though! : )
After some shoe and jeans shopping that afternoon we celebrated Harrison's birthday at our flock (small group from church) meeting. We had borrowed our friend Mike & Trudy's car to go to Stillwater. And Mike had not so subtely put a bunch of notes about OU #1 (or some other nonsense) on the car. Well, Harrison had a little fun filling the car with orange notes about OSU and Orange Power before we returned the car to Mike that night. Hee! Hee! We crack ourselves up!!!
Fifteen years has flown by and I sure enjoy being this kid's mom!!! It's fun watching and seeing the young man he's becoming. And I'm curious to see what God has in store for him in the future! Happy Birthday Buddy!!!
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