Zakk is 18!?!?!?!

Tomorrow, August 23, 2008 my baby boy will be 18. He is 6'4" and is about 280lbs. I know, you are saying "BABY, he is NOT a baby!!" Well yes he is, he is MY baby!!!! We will also be taking him to college on the 2nd of September. Yes my birthday present is leaving my child somewhere where I can't see him everyday.

I do take comfort in the fact that he is a well mannered, very intelligent & all around great man. (Wow, my son is a man.) And I am not saying that just because he is my son, Lord only knows how that happened, I have been told that by numerous people over the years. I know that I am not the only or 1st person to go thru this, but this is my 1st time. I don't worry too much about the normal things like drinking, drugs and sex, like I said, he has a pretty firm grasp on reality, though I am sure he will venture a bit further than I would like. I mainly worry about freak accidents, lol, why? Because that is what I do. What happens if there is a tornado, an accident with the meat grinder in class, or the doofus who takes that stupid dare and Zakk is caught up in the middle? I know. Trav has looked at me with that same expression a million times, trust me. But these are just the tip of the ice berg of things I worry about.

On the other hand, I am so excited for the new experiences, friends, and life lessons he will learn on his own. What an awesome time in his life it must be! On his own, training for the career he has wanted since he was 4, and the prospect of what will be. How wonderful!!! To say that I am proud of him is like saying that Antarctica has a slight chill. A mother could not ask for a better son! He has fulfilled every wish, dram and hope that I have had for him thus far, and surpassed then even! I am overflowing with joy for the things that await him along his journey!


There are so many things that I want to tell him but know that he must learn on his own terms and in his own time. So for now I will settle for telling him what I have every school day since his 1st day of Kindergarten:

"I love you , there is no one more wonderful than you, have a good day!"
Love ya Zakk,
Mom