What's Up with my Teenage Boys

So, high school has been in sesh for a month and our two high schoolers get up super early and drive together.  Our 9th grader needs a lot of time in the am so he gets up at 5:35 am.  Then they leave at about 6:45.  I get up at 6:30 and see them off.  They make their lunches every day.  Sometimes Oldest leaves his wallet in unbeknownst places and we start the day in a hectic fret.

Besides driving, Oldest has hit some other milestones.  He applied for a few part time jobs in the past four months but it took a friend to get him his first job that he started last weekend.  Isn't that how it often is? .....knowing someone helps pull you in the door.  His friend up the street started working as a busboy at a nearby popular place, where his sister is a waitress.  Then they needed another busboy so he suggested Oldest and the mgr said OK.   Oldest trained last weekend.  He will like having a job, I know. 

For work he has to wear jeans and a black t-shirt so tonight we went out to Target and TJ Maxx and he drove and I actually didn't even grab the dashboard once.  Progress on my part.  When kids drive and parents sit, it makes for good conversation time!  Last night I made cookies and there was only an inch of milk left in the fridge so we sent him off to the store, which is an awesome thing.  I do still have my freak out moments such as two weeks ago he went to a nearby gas station for a Sunday paper (Hubs still likes a paper--I know, so old school) and he took too long so I hopped in my car to go looking.  The dumb gas station had run out so he went elsewhere.

We have a deal that if we need him to run errands we will fill the tank.  We have been needing him to go back to the high school almost every day this week (I am swamped at work with afternoon calls) and bring home his 9th grade brother from cross country practice.  High school gets out around 2:15 p.m. and Oldest comes home and then goes back to get Middle son at 4:00.  We have tried and tried to get some parents together to carpool but so far no dice.  Middle son is one of the few 9th grade boys on cross country.  One mom told me she would bring him home on Wednesdays.  Apparently I forgot to remind him to wear a shirt.  Every day when we get him he is chillin out in running shorts only.  Last week he rode home with this other mom and he walks in the door with no shirt and I had a fit.

Here is is today after school, in his running apparel, happy  and chill as can be, digging in to taco night:

Last weekend Hubs and I drove 1.5 hours to north GA to see him race.  It was a beautiful day and here are the varsity boys ready to start:

I was telling Hubs the other day the in one year we will have three teenage boys.  Youngest turns 12 in one week.  He doesn't leave for the bus until 8:45 am.  He gets home at almost 5:00 and that is when I had better have taco time almost ready or something lovin in the oven for these guys.