Chance has joined a Junior Officer Training program at his high school. It gives him PE credits, and they do a lot of competitions and awards. I worried about him moving from junior high to high school, but he has friends in early morning seminary who are in the JROTC program at his school, and he has done great. He had an award ceremony and got a "good conduct" award, "academic award" for good grades, "raider team member" award (raider team is a competition team, they do obstacle courses and drills), and the prestigious"Senior Army Insructor's Leadership Award" for displaying outstanding leadership skills. WOW, what a kid! He has also grown 3 more inches, and thinks it's funny to pat me on top of my head. He is not perfect, he likes to hide in his room reading when it's time to clean the house, and can have a temper when arguing with Alyssa. But he is very helpful, and patient with the little girls-I couldn't have asked for a better son in the whole world.
