ZACHARY THE GREAT

So its been a while since my last post. Been really busy around the Levine household. Im really sorry to all of my friends and family that I have been ignoring latley. Lots to blog about Zachary this time. He's been out of school since June 16th. Its been nice having him home and spending time with him. The sleeping till noon and being up when I get home from work at 1130pm is getting a little old. Thats to be expected at times I guess, but Im not having it everyday. The other day he went for his yearly eye exam and to get a new pair of glasess. Those come in next week. But he is also going to try contacts. Which is huge for him. Better to get them now before the start of 8th grade so that if he likes them he will already be used to them before high school.......SCREEECH! Did I just say high school and Zachary in the same sentence? OMG Im going to have a panic attack. How does a 4 year old go to high school? Its really painful for me to admit this, but he is officially taller than me. Every year since we moved here we measure him. Once on his birthday and then 6 months later on June 25th. He and Steve have been rubbing it in for a while now about him being taller but Ive been able to brush it off since it wasnt official. We were about the same height on his 12th birthday. But since then he has been saying things like "Dont make me come down there"....in reference to my height. So we measure him and then they made me get measured too. I went kicking and screaming. Had them fooled for a moment as I stood on my tippys hoping no one would notice. Ah, it was a sad day for Mom.

Let me back up to Fathers Day. Zachary is so thoughtful. He just amazes me sometimes. He decided to gather bricks in the back yard to try and spell out "happy fathers day"...but of course that takes up a lot of room, so it became "Happy F-Day"...adorable. He did this in the middle of the night, when he was supposed to be sleeping. Took him hours. He was probably up till 2am. But who could get mad at that? Steve was so impressed! Then he made Steve breakfast. Scrambled eggs ,toast, bacon and coffee. What a kid huh? We had my father in law over for dinner.

I have to continue my brag. In school Zachary had to take a test called the Degrees of Reading Power (DRP). They are tested in the fall and spring in grades 6,7 and 8. For the second year in a row, not only did Zachary score above average in his grade, but also above average in the district. Cute and smart. Watch out girls! Oh yea, theres a new girlfriend. Her name is Taylor. Thats about all I can get out of him. Im still trying to convince him that Im cool, and he's still not buying it.

Last but not least, I have to tell you about his "senior prom". No, not as in high school like you might be thinking. The explorers put on a senior prom at a local old folks home. It wasn't a nursing home it was more like assisted living. This was not mandatory. He actually signed up voluntarily. And not many people did. He had to dress up in a button down shirt and tie. Oh and he learned to tie the tie himself after about 2 seconds of practice. On the ride over I was completely razzing him all in good fun. He was making it too easy for me. Oh I was bad. He said things like "Can I have a piece of gum?" And I said " Why, you need to have minty fresh breath for your date?" Then I told him to be careful smooching cuz dentures can come out easily. LOL Im mean I know but he was laughing too. Then when we drove in there was an old lady sitting on a bench with a blank stare on her face, and I said "Oh, maybe thats her! Should we pick her up?" Then he told me he was a little nervous, and I said "Its ok to be nervous on your first date honey, should we stop and get a corsage?" Ok, ok, I went to far but I made the kid laugh and thats all that mattered. I was sure to tell him that I was real proud of him and how it probably meant a lot to those seniors who rarely ever get company. Steve was going to text him and ask if he had gotten any numbers yet, but he was able to refrain, unlike myself. I said to Steve "at least we dont have to worry about him going parking in a wheelchair". When he got home, he said he danced with about 10 blue hairds and it wasnt that bad. He said they wernt as old as he thought they would be. I asked him how did he decide who to dance with first? He said he went for the youngest one he saw! LOL That kid cracks me up!

Im just not ready for him to grow up. I know I keep saying that. But contacts, girlfriends, older women (hahaha couldnt resist) driving, surpassing my 5'4, whats next? Slow down kid, Im not ready for you to grow up so fast!