Both of my boys ROCK and I am very proud of them 
Luke is 13 now. Since we live in a rural area, his dad has been letting him drive our pickup in the area – with an adult. Up until recently, I have not been able to admit my “baby” is growing up. He has hassled me so much since GH went back on the road that I relented… and let him drive…. ME in the passenger seat! This was quite a reality check for me – he IS growing up! GH and I thought he should learn to drive in the event of an emergency evacuation around here… the truck would carry sooo much and I would have the van with my MIL.
Yes, I think he needs a haircut, too! LOL
Luke has never much liked school but this year, for the FIRST time, he came home from the first day of school VERY excited about 8th grade. My dream come true for him. He has sat down and actually read a book for the first time, too. I knew he could read, but he has REALLY hated it! He read this book from beginning to the end in a few hours, came out of his room with a smile on his face and said “That was a GOOD book!”
And I think I found an author that I could actually kiss!
A few weeks ago, Leavi and I started to dig a hole. We were looking for a leak in a pipe for the water spigot for the horses. The ground around the spigot had been damp to puddly for weeks and in this dry air, that meant a leak. I have, also, noticed our water usage had doubled and the water pump was coming on too often. Leavi did most of the work… digging out the dirt and the rocks. The pipe is three feet down so that it won’t freeze in the winter. We did find a leak at the elbow – three feet down. It was a hard and muddy job! (Sorry about the cell phone pic, again.)
We ended up calling the plumber and the whole spigot from the elbow up had to be replaced. The water usage went from just under 3000 gallons a week to about 1200! And the water pump calmed down, too!
Leavi, also, worked for the water man this past summer delivering flyers by foot. He was so business-like about the job
Don’t you just love the briefcase? 
Nicole
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yarmi74
This is an awesome post, and you should indeed be bustin’ buttons. Such handsome boys (be sure to tell them both I said that so I can hopefully make them blush). I’m proud of ‘em, too.