Here are 3 Jaxen updates for you:
1. Remember when I told you that Jaxen joined the Orchestra and decided to play cello? Or maybe you don't (who knows if I blogged about it!). Anyways - I was so excited for him! And guess what... a year later, he decided he is no longer interested. I kind of saw it coming... but let it play out anyway (secretly hoping he would change his mind). It's official. He has dropped the class. And that's ok. By next year, he would have had to choose between orchestra and choir anyway. So, good-bye cello.
2. So far middle school has been really good. I mean - we are a month in, what could go wrong now?! Haha! When I asked Jaxen what he loved about middle school that was different than elementary school he said (1)lunches are way better (2) more freedom and (3) it's nice to switch teachers.
Apparently you get a bit more food at lunch, it does not taste like cardboard, and you get pizza from a local place every Thursday.
The "freedom" thing is new to us both. I am trying to find the balance of giving him a bit more freedom, but yet making sure he is responsible with that given freedom. Trying to teach but not micro-manage. Trying to let him make choices and watch the good/bad consequences unfold. Parenting is hard, y’all!
Jaxen really enjoys having multiple teachers. In his words (from last year) “that way if you don’t like a teacher you only have them for one hour instead of all day, every day.” True.
3. Jaxen received his football jersey at practice this week. Finally! They had to "earn" it. He was pumped - everyone was! And he loves his number, #12 (his bday and birth year).
He has been playing on the D-line and as a linebacker. Can’t wait for his first game on Saturday!
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