A Good Week for Blake

I've heard all of the miserable stories about having teen-agers and feel lucky so far. Blake frustrates me some, but not near as much as my two year old. This past week at school, he was chosen to be the student of the week at Whitehouse Junior High. The teachers nominate students based on grades, effort, attitude, respect, etc. Only 32 kids (out of about 400) are chosen each year from each grade. I was really proud of him. Blake didn't seem to really care. He didn't even bother to tell me about it! I had to read about it on the marquis! Blake standing by the marquis in front of his school! I had to take this picture on Saturday afternoon when none of his friends were anywhere in sight.

This appeared in the local Whitehouse newspaper, "The Tri-County Leader." Blake looks a little scared. He said he was nervous during the interview, which is obvious with his football answer!

Later, this same week, Blake was inducted in to the National Junior Honor Society. Here he is with a bunch of his friends.

It was all I could do not to walk across the stage and accept his certificate for him. I know I've earned it in years past. Blake does deserve most of the credit this year. I know he does higher lever math than I could ever dream of!