This morning Lori and I will split up with one of us taking Jag to Glenwood for a cross country race and the other taking Ty to his soccer game. That in itself should be enough for the day but I think after that we need to head down the hill to Denver. We’ll decide on this later.
Yesterday morning Jag had his Parent Teacher conference. It’s only for High School kids and this year, all the teachers come to one room at the same time and everyone sits around a table. In short, they all couldn’t say enough good things about him. From winning the 9th grade Art contest to his English teacher saying how enjoyable it is to read his work because of his good penmanship to the Math teacher pressing him to join Math League and his Physics teacher saying he wants him in the AP Class (Advanced Placement which is a college credit course), next year, they were all gushing over him. The Upper School (High School) Assistant Director asked what they could do to challenge him more and if he gets bored as he has all A’s and seems to breeze though every subject. We’ll see what, if anything, they can provide for him that’s more advanced than the current curriculum. From his standpoint, he works hard for his grades and is motivated by getting something (like moving up a grade) for working harder, but is also fine with where he’s at. We don’t want to just keep piling on more and more work because he’s a great student. There needs to be balance in his life. We all agreed he’ll let everyone know by the end of October how he’s feeling and if he feels challenged enough. So, in short, the kid is brilliant! Must get that from his parents.
Speaking of brilliant, the misses yesterday received a raise that includes a guaranteed annual bonus that’s pretty good. Overall it’s like a 30% annual raise which is pretty amazing. She wanted and deserved more but if you remember her last job in Denver, the doctor wanted to give her a 3% raise! So, she graciously said thank you, but they did agree to revisit things in 6 months. Of course most of this, due to our screwed up tax system, will be absorbed by the govt in the form of higher taxes, but it’s always good to make more money in today’s economy. I stand by my saying that she’s like a doctor! I told her she should be proud of herself and congratulated her on all the progress she’s made in only 1 year. Just wait and see where she’s at in another year! She has a pretty special skill set, even if she doesn’t know what it is!
When Lori arrived home, Ty wanted to go to sushi so he, Lori and I headed to town as Jag wanted to stay home. When we made it to Nobu, it was closed for a private event. Only in Vail does someone have the money to rent out all of Nobu! We decided to walk down to Terra Bistro and had to sit at the bar as unbeknownst to us, it was Restaurant Week. This is where all the restaurants put out special menus at reduced prices. All entrees were $20.16. That’s a pretty good deal and we had a fun time with Ty. Sometimes it’s good to get the boys out with us on their own as we get to know more of what’s going on when there is only one of them. He too is doing well, living life and being a great 12 year old. He’s such a good, nice, caring kid who looks out for everyone. We’re pretty lucky to have such great kids, again, must be because we’re such good parents! Ha.
It’s 6:30 and we all need to leave by 8 so I’d better get everyone up. Lots going on at work and next week is super busy and oh yea, Happy October! Take care and God Bless, and Go Broncos!