It's Muller Time

Eldorado…here he comes. Today was bitter sweet for Josh (heavy on the sweet). He officially is a 9th grader!! Albuquerque Christian School has been a wonderful learning place to grow in his faith, his knowledge, and to make good friends; but it is now time to practice all what he has learned in the real world. The kids were escorted in a stretch limousine to Natures Point clubhouse in Tijeras Canyon for their end of the year party. They played games, ate a lot of food, and shared stories together for the afternoon. The mission trip really bonded this group. I know they will miss that closeness. Three of the nineteen (and two hopeful transfers) will be moving on to Eldorado High School with Josh. We are so proud of him! In his final year, he represented his school as the student council president, finished strong on the A/B honor roll, and spiritually grew into a young man. With a little education from the professionals, he even cleans up nicely. (Tuxes were the attire that the boys chose to wear to their graduation ceremony). Eighth grade graduation wasn’t the BIG one though…four years from now will be worth the invite.

We have been mentioning it and mentioning it. I think about 4 or 5 of the Muller-Time blogs contain some mention of this mysterious site that Josh has been creating for National History Day.  This will be his third year to compete in web site design.  The theme this year is “Innovation in History: Impact and Change”.  Never before has anyone been able to view his work unless he showed them on his memory stick.  Now the organization has made it accessible on the web for all to see.  Tim says to just click on this picture and it will take you to the site that Josh has created for his state competition entry.  Click on and learn something new about Cartography

This image haunts Tim every day. This is what fourteen brings! CRAZY!

Officially a TEEN! No longer a pre-teen or 13 year old wanna be. Before his birthday and especially now after it, for some reason, he has been asking to drive lately. He can’t wait for High School to start. He is the B.M.O.C. [Big Man On Campus] and thinks that he is at the house. The testosterone level in Nancy’s house right now is unreal. Tim and Josh wrestle almost every night of the week. Then after the house is torn up, they blame each other for the mess. Really it’s Josh’s fault! We now have a TEEN in our house! AAAAHHHHHH! This year for his birthday he wanted some friends to come stay the night for a boy [I mean guy] fest. The Plan; fill each kid with energy drinks, pizza and video games. Tim put on a brave face [begged for mercy] and took all the boys to his brother Ed’s house where they were welcomed by three video game machines, along with three separate televisions. To some it might sound like the worst night ever, but to them it was paradise for that one night. They played and ate till 5:30 am the next morning. Tim said that’s when the first boy finally fell asleep and thankfully the others soon followed. According to Josh though, it was the time of their lives! Tim kindly disagrees. It took Josh and Tim two days to recover! Ugh!  Leading up to this birthday we have thought often of our little Bubba. That little blond walking around ruling the roost and playing with everything that his room had to offer, while watching his favorite cartoons. He was the older brother who would run the show, telling us what time bed time was, the rules or just flat out telling his sisters what to do.  We miss that little guy all to often. He needed us then. Even if it was just for homework, to get toys down or help him put something together. It sometimes frustrates us to see that pass, but now it is a new season, and the bible says that there is a Season for everything. He has grown into a wonderful young man and we guess it’s that Season. We can’t wait for what this Season has for us, but we look forward to it with great anticipation. Even if it has a little testosterone sprinkled on it.

Love you BUBS!

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!