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Monday, May 16, 2011

My son Christopher Michael

Today I am going to brag about my youngest son, Christopher Michael.  Chris has come so far in the past six months.  He took his GED and passed, actually he scored in the 99th percentile in Math and did great in all the other areas.  Taking the GED is a big deal, you're tested on many things you learned in High School.  Well, Chris stopped attending High School his junior year.  I know this wasn't a good choice, but it was his choice.  My point is... even with the obstacles, he was able to achieve a worthwhile goal and do very well at the same time.

This summer Chris started working for Scott's Lawn Care as a door-to-door salesman.  Week after week he has been able to meet and exceed the goals (with the exception of one week).  I can only imagine how hard it must be to sale door-to-door.  I look at "door-to-door salesmen" in a different light now. The "selling" season is over, Chris was offered the opportunity to become a "tech" for Scott's.  In order to do this, he had to take a test. which he had to study for on his own.  David mentioned to me when he was a farmer, in order to work with some of the chemicals, he too had to take a very similar test, and he actually attended a class, offered by the State, to learn about the products he would be working with.  Chris took a few days to study and he passed! 

Chris has been living with David and I for the past five months and it has truly been a pleasure to have him home again.  I know in due time, he will be in a position to move out again and be on his own.  This is our goal for him as well, but in the meantime, I am going to enjoy having him around as long as I can.

I love YOU, Christopher Michael~