Real life tends to get in the way more than I would like for it too... sometimes... ;-) If I can just get through the next 4 1/2 weeks before Matt leaves for boot camp it will kinda be smooth sailing. Week before last, Matt calls me and here is the conversation... "Mom, I'm not gonna lie, but I got a ticket last night." "For what son?" "Ummmmm... I kinda had my music too loud, Officer Crowe pulled me over and gave me a ticket." "So, it was a noise violation ticket, right?" "Yes Ma'am." It was freakin 1:00 a.m. - he should have been at home. He got off work at 10:00 p.m. I have to go to court with him since he is 17 ... grrrrrrrrrr "When do you have to go to court?" "I don't know Mom, he told me to have you call this number and set a court date." "Ok, I'll call that number and I will call you back." So, I call the number and it's freakin Juvie... my son has NEVER been in any kind of trouble to warrant a call to the Juvenille Officer. "Good morning, this is Lee C., Matt C.'s mom. I was told you give y'all a call. Matt received a ticket last night from Officer Crowe for noise violation and I need to set a court date as quickly as possible." "Ms. C, our next court date for Officer Crowe is July 27 at 9:30 a.m." "Oh no, we must have this taken care of before then. He leaves for the Marine Corp. July 23." "Ms. C, let me see what I can do and I will call you back." I agree and within the hour she calls me back. "Ms. C, we can set his court date for June 15 at 9:30 a.m." "Wonderful, we will see you then." So Friday was court day for a freakin noise violation. Now I agree that the young people today tend to listen to what they call music a little too loud. But give them a warning ... So we go to court Friday morning. The judge calls us in his chambers. Thankfully didn't even have to go in the court room... We walk in and the judge smiles at us. Here is his comments... "Matt, I understand that you are leaving for the Marine Corp in a few weeks." "Yes Sir, that is correct." "Well Matt, first of all I want to thank you for making a very brave decision in joining the Marines. Secondly, I'm going to dismiss this ticket. I know that I won't be seeing you in my chambers again because when you come back from boot camp you will be a man." "Thank you sir, I really appreciate it" "Matt, good luck to you and again thank you for making this brave decision." Hopefully we can make it 4 1/2 more weeks without anymore court dates... ;-) I know that I am truly blessed to have a good son. The only MAJOR problem I have with him is keeping rubber on his tires. I know he doesn't do drugs ... he may drink but if he does I haven't caught him. I've NEVER caught him. He ALWAYS comes home by curfew. He never knows if I'm going to be up or not. But the nights that I have been up I haven't smelled any thing on him. He has always said that he knows better than to drink and drive. He hasn't drank and drove him... This is how my weekend started. Friday afternoon Tony and I decide that we are FINALLY going to put our pool back up. I have this huge above ground pool that has been in storage for 3 years. I SOOOOOOO ready for this pool to be up. So we started leveling ground Friday afternoon. Saturday still preparing the backyard for the pool. I can't do much since I have a bad back. Tony won't even let me look at a shovel for fear of me throwing my back out. Matt was NO help Saturday. He was in Selmer at the charity event that went oh so wrong. He was within 15 feet of the accident. He ran down to the site to help and what he described to me he saw was horrific. Let's remember to pray for the families that lost loved ones, families that have injured family members and the people who witnessed this tragic event. Sunday, church ... back home for a quick nap and back out in the yard to continue the work on the pool ... quick trip to Wally World for me, pick up supper at KFC... in at dark ... 2 loads of laundry washed, dried and put away. I'm tired .... going to bed now... weekend over... tomorrow... work day! SMOOCHES!!!