Ahhh, 7th grade. My least favorite grade out of all of the grades. 9th is a close 2nd but 7th wins the prize. I didn't like it when Kate was in 7th grade, there was always girl drama and queen bees and queen bee wanna bee's and mama's who wanted there child to be queen bee and invited to parties, blah blah blah! 7th grade for Jack was not terrible but it was tough with school work. He had to learn to study and and he was playing football or I should say he was on the team. Jack is always my more chill child. He's more of a home body and he loves his naps! Joe's in 7th grade now. Its a tough transition. The hormones are kicking in and hormones for boys usually means they're in a fog and they're tired and they're grumpy. Then we have the football factor. It's tough to do anything in Hoover which I believe in the long run makes for a better adult but when they're 12, its hard. There are 70 boys on the 7th grade team. In 7th grade there are boys who mature faster than others and they're big and fast and strong. So, those boys play. I get that. We were prepared for that. Joe's fast, he's really fast. He can catch, he can catch great, he can tackle too but there are bigger boys who can do all that too. But not getting playing time makes for a discouraged 7th grade football player. It'll be okay, it always is. Kids grow, they change and they find out where they're supposed to be. But 7th grade, ugh! It's tough.
Moving on to my lady bug! She ran for president of her Phi pledge class and she won! So proud of her for putting herself out there. She is loving college life and her responsibilities she has now. See, 7th grade is barely a blip on the screen now! I'm so happy she is at a small school. There are distractions everywhere but at least at UM, she is a name and a name with a face. She isn't a number and she can truly shine.
The weather has turned and we are enjoying some beautiful cool mornings. I think we'll have a fire in the fireplace tonight. Hoover is playing in Tuscaloosa so we'll be cheering the Bucs on from the pit! Go Bucs!
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