Driver's License

Tyler got his driver's license. Yes, I am stressed, but I have been in the car with him enough to feel good about his driving skills.

The feeling I got when he first drove the truck away reminded me of when I used to watch him jump on the trampoline. I found that I just couldn't watch. Let me know if something happens, I can deal with it then, but I just can't watch it happen.

Ok, so it was only a block and a half away to his friends house....still....not looking.

Sweet Sixteen - And Don't Forget the !

So Tyler turned 16. I am not sure why I am having such a hard time with this birthday. It could be that he will now be able to drive or that he is now able to date. I think the real reason is that it just brings him one year closer to being independent. I only cried a couple of times....and he was prewarned not to worry about it if I suddenly broke into tears...so he didn't panic when I did.

In fact we kinda laughed. I didn't want to embarrass him on his Facebook page so I just wrote a quick "Happy Birthday Tyler." I got a response from him that said, "So enthusiastic mom, thanks anyway. Ha ha" So as he showered...I went back up to the computer and wrote a mushy gushy letter to him on his wall and told him everything that I wanted to say- right on his wall where all his friends could read it too. When he came back up, of course I was crying. He patted me on the back and went back to the computer and laughed when he read what I wrote.

He came back in to talk to me after he had read his wall. He laughed and told me that was more like it. He told me that when I told him Happy Birthday I had only put a period... not and exclamation point.

Happy Birthday Tyler! I love you!!!