For Just Such a Time as This

Dear Bug,
Two days ago you turned 8.  Yesterday you and your best friend treated me to a fashion show and concert complete with dimmed lights, music and shaking hips.  You are growing up so fast, too fast.  I look at you and you're no longer that teensy little...

I feel like it's been quite some time since I've been on to do a wrap up.  So I'll try to do an overview of the past few weeks in a quick 7 version:
1. The job
Chris' new job is going extremely well.  He enjoys being back in his element, and it's amazing to me how quickly everything has come back to him.  Not only that, but the fact that he's enjoying what he's doing makes him enjoy everything else...

It has been crazy busy in my world these last few weeks.
I had the blessing of attending a 3 day practicum for Classical Conversations as well as training for tutoring Essentials next year. Right now I'm extremely excited.  Ask me again in a month or two and I may have a different answer.  :-)  ...

We were driving home from a Boy Scout camping trip this past weekend, our 12 year old chattering our ear off as expected.
Then
"Jeff* said that he thinks his dad hates him.  He never talks to him.  He said that his dad only drops him off places or takes him anywhere so that his mom won't yell at him."...