Grade 7

 

June 21st 2012 Aidan's Grad Ceremony at Chief Maquinna Elementary.  The kids sang two songs that were inspiring.  One of Aidan's classmates, Vivian had an amazing voice, when I spoke with her mom she had no idea her daughter could sing like that.  Top right is Aidan's best friend Andres whom he has know since he was 5 years old.  It was nice to have them together for this moment.  In the fall Aidan will be going to Templeton and Andres and many of Aidans good buddies will be going to Van Tech.  Aidan won the Anne Hathorn award along side of Olivia Phelan for compassion and courage. 

This week was pretty intense, I really felt the teenager in Aidan came out. He was talking about wearing all camouflage and I nixed the idea, then i got hm this whole black attire but it was a fight to get him to tuck in his shirt.  I told him when he played the drums he could untuck it but he managed the whole time without having to untuck.  YIPPEEEE

One of the moms Nadine was hosting a party for the kids at her place afterwards, he had drum lessons and i didn't have time to give the two week notice so I told him that he still had to go.  He was MAD at me.  It worked out though because I let him have an hour and fifteen minutes at the party and then Andres came with us to the music class.  Afterwards Aidan had Teen Group at the hospital so we dropped Andres at home on the way up.  Extra time with his friend so that was a BONUS. 

Unfortunately Paul had to take a class that day so he wasn't able to attend.  It was really rough because the previous day they had a dress rehearsal and the speeches were about friends and everyone going their own way.   A bunch of these kids he has know since Kindergarten and he said that you spend so much time with them and soon it will be over.  He looked around and saw tears in some of his friends eyes, he held it in.  When he got home and I had to tell him that dad couldn't go to grad he broke down and cried.  He said things couldn't get any worse.  On the day of grad his Uncle Cheez came by to visit me and I asked him to come along to grad, that made Aidan happy to see him.  It turned out that Keith knew one of Aidan's friends Dad that was at the school .  YUp its is a small world.

These past weeks have been non stop go go go and more go. 

Aidan has been invited to attend Franklin Elementarys grade 7 dinner tomorrow night.  He was so excited when he got the email from his past teacher Stacey Sveistrup.  I hope he won't be too exhausted since tomorrow at his school they are going to Jericho beach for the day, then at 3:30 him and Brandan have a dentist appt( I can't reschedule i already moved it 3 times)  then at 5:00 is the dinner till 7:3o .  7:30 to 10 something is a party at one of the kids house but i will pick him up at 9pm because I am sure his body will need a shower and his face will need his pillow