He's 17. Yea....I know...
He's cute. Yea....I know...
He's funny. Yea...don't get me started on how irritating that can be AND how often it has saved his neck! (I'll take a wee-tee tiny credit on this..he and I use to come up with "Satan's Home Evenings" and how totally reversed they would be from ours, for instance "cigar smoking instruction" or "how to roll a joint" followed by the treat "jello shots" or "scotch-straight up"....yea...he was like, 11 at the time...the point was to show how warped Satan is and how righteous WE are...his Dad really didn't get it...looking back, maybe it was a little weird....)
He's a tad lazy. Yea...it goes with the age (I hope....yeesh, I hope he outgrows THAT).
He's kind. An older lady at church last night told me he came up to her at a car wash and made the effort to say hello to her. He didn't have to do that. He's seen his dad do that about a million times...he's had a good role model....the BEST, actually!
He just received his patriarchal blessing. Yea...we've got someone quite special in our midst with a big future, like all our youth...noble, bright, "a beacon on a hill"...He can make me cry and laugh, all in five minutes...
My kids love him...they LOVE him...they saw his talents, maybe even before I did...My children and their spouses are the most loving-est and accepting lot I've ever had the pleasure of knowing...Eli is a lucky and blessed kid to have married into this family of siblings...but they would tell you that THEY are the lucky and blessed ones...ain't that grand?....ain't that a win/win if ever there was one?....
He's 17. Yea....I know...
4 comments:
apparently, 17 isn't as bad as we all say it is.
:)
Tell that brother of mine he can stay with me in the summer if he wants. I think it would be fun chillin' with him. Just a thought. love!!
Yes Debs you are absolutely right Eli is blessed to have the love and acceptance of your family, as he does with his brother and sister's (Peter Jr., Marissa,& Samantha)we too are proud of him and see that he is a wonderful young man. Thank you for the great Step-mom that you are, my son is blessed to have you.
with love,
Nelly
Yeahhh...dat's my boooyyyyeeeeeee...
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