We don’t know about you, but that title doesn’t sound good.
On Wednesday night this comment was made through out the night. We didn’t care for it and wondered if the principal would stop saying it. Last week we had our first experience with High School. Eldorado HS hosted their “8th grade night” on Wednesday for their incoming freshmen. Yes, little Josh will be a FRESHMAN. What a scary thought. Tim and Nancy are not handling this thought very well. It may come as a shock to you, but it became a real big shock to us. We think a shock to Josh as well. Why? Well, for the last 6 years, we feel we have been truly blessed to have our kids attend a private school here in Albuquerque, named Albuquerque Christian School. A school where kids are forced to follow rules, focus a lot of attention on academia and are asked to follow dress codes. The students also helped in any way shape or form if they struggle with any of these areas. It has promoted in us all to live in this little “private school” bubble, where the class size is 15 and they have known each other since their start at ACS. Last night was a true eye opener to what we and our children have been missing out on. Nancy gets a glimmer of public schools and the type of kids and families that are involved there; but we all saw what Josh might get to see on a regular basis come next year. When we first started at ACS, we all thought uniforms were dumb and crazy. The attire [if you can refer to it as such] we saw on some of the new students made us rethink the uniform thing. …maybe they are NOT so bad. We were SHOCKED to see what some parents allow or what kids [girls] choose to wear in public ( And to think this was just their clothes we were worried about). Again, I know this might sound weird, but it made us realize and be some what thankful that we lived in our little bubble.
Josh is very excited about the thought of High School though. [We hope its just for the school and not the girls clothes.] He said that he looked forward to the change and seeing all the different people. A lot more than the same 15 kids in a class. Nancy and Tim on the other hand are a little bit more hesitant to see this drastic change to their little boy. We know that God definitely has a plan for Josh and that he is a great young man. It’s the other outward influences that scare us the most. We are trusting in the Lord to lead him in a direction that ends with as little of those influences taking root. He is a wonderful son, brother and friend. We are so blessed to have such a man in our family. WE LOVE YOU BUBBA!


