Did YOU do anything exciting in school today?

Anyone who knows Brian and I know that we were not the “Hardcore” straight A students, I am not sure about Brian cause he is older than me and went to a different high school, but me? I went thru high school with C’s and B’s yes I had the occasional A but … they were hard earned, not easy for me in the least. Usually I got an A in fitness or gym.

Some how Max has ended up with straight A’s for all his 7 years in school (yes I counted Kindergarten) I am grateful for this, because in all reality if I had to help him with his “connected math” homework, there would be tears shed and not from him.

          What I have learned from this is I need to ask him constantly

“How was school today?”

“What did you do in school today?”

 “Did anything exciting happen at school today?” Brian says it is over kill some days “Leave the kid alone he would tell you if something exciting happened” he says to me.

          Well, I beg to differ so far from that question I have learned:

          He won an essay contest for a paper titled “What my Family Means to Me”

Apparently we mean something but not enough to brag that he won something.  A week after he won....

          He won the Maroon and Grey award last quarter.. oh and by the way can you frame this certificate that has been floating in-between books in my backpack?

          He won and Honorable Mention for a Creative Writing contest, “Which is a really big deal mom” Big enough deal that he actually told me only 48 hours after he received it.

          He owes Danielle 4.80 for lunch money he borrowed, and I only have .14 cents in my lunch account. (this is literally as I walking out the door from my mother-in-laws where I drop him off to get the bus, which better than the day last fall when he told us that he lad lost the 50 dollar check we gave him for lunch as we were pulling out of the driveway in the morning, so could he have 3 bucks to eat)

          He had to have a light blue shirt for field day.. Today in like 5 minutes before we all get in the car to leave for the day.. hmmm guess you are wearing a aqua tie dyed Chicago t-shirt for field day.

That child is going to win the Nobel peace prize and it will be Connie Chung that tells Brian and I on the evening news…………..