Well, my youngest is growing up. I am sad and happy all at the same time. This is just one more right of passage. PROM NIGHT!!

He and a gang of his friends all decided to go together as a group. Myself and some of the parents rented a Stretch Limo for them all. Gives us a piece of mind. So all 9 of them met at our house and took some pics then jumped in the Limo for their ride to the Prom.

I am a little choked up about this. I am surprised that this is affecting me as much as it is. But man do I have a handsome son. Well you be the judge.

Here is a pic of the whole Prom Gang before they jumped in the Limo.

One more of Bradley and his friend Ryan (who looks sharp in all black).

Yep, he is good looking.

Cute!

Definately handsome... and I would know I'm in boycrazy stage

Penni, Great pictures! Thanks for posting them. You have a very Handsome son!!

Yep Penni, he is a handsome boy....but in a few years he is gonna be a helluva good looking man!!! Seriously! Hope they have a Prom night to remember always! Enjoy the time with your son, they grow up so fast!

Kat

I forgot to mention that he won three awards on Senior Grad Night.

1= Chemistry

2= Physics

3= I can't remember now what the third one was.

So incredibly proud of him.

wow penni you must be really proud! How cool that the parents chipped in and got a limo, looks like he has a great group of friends.

OOhh Penni, very good looking son you have there! Dimples AND brains....he has a helluva future ahead of him! You have every right to feel so proud.

There are a beautiful bunch... They grow up so fast don't they??

Thanks for sharing ... Those were great pictures! You should be proud.. handsome and smart! Look out world!!!!!:clap2: :clap2: :clap2:

What a handsome young man! ((ALL of your kids are good lookin!))

You SHOULD be proud... he seems like a good kid. Rare find these days.

Being the last of your 4 to go through all of this, I bet this IS sad for you.

Look out Penni - your getting OLD! LOL...

What a handsome young man! ((ALL of your kids are good lookin!))

You SHOULD be proud... he seems like a good kid. Rare find these days.

Being the last of your 4 to go through all of this, I bet this IS sad for you.

Look out Penni - your getting OLD! LOL...

OLD! Bite your tongue Paula. Just wait your turn is coming. I am fighting that rocking chair and wheel chair every step of the way. They all came back to the house after the Prom and hung out here. I was heading to bed but they wanted me to hang with them for awhile and just chit chat. Pretty cool. Even Bradley wanted me to stick around. WOW!!

I just am filled with Pride for him. He graduates on the 22nd of this month. Then he goes right into college at ITT TECH.

Wow the 22nd that's late for school getting out isn't it? Our school is out already. I hired a couple of high school kids last week to help us move, they finished on Tues and Wed last week. The last district to finish here in Chicago land area is the 13th and that is because there was a teacher strike back in the fall.

He is a great looking young man and I am sure he had girls lined up to dance at prom. You should be proud, good looks, brains and he sounds like a gentleman to boot. My husband is the exact same way and I wouldn't change him for the world. He will make a fine man, and that is mostly thanks to you. ~Mandy

Mandy: The school's here in Los Angeles or Calif in general don't start school till after Labor Day and get out in June.

He lived with his father for about 6 years of his life. He was with me for the first 10years then went to live with his father for the next 6 years. His father is a piece of work. Bradley called me one day (he was 16 so keep that in mind). He was crying and obviously scared outta his mind. He said his father was going to send him to Military BOOT Camp because he had a C on his grade card. His father is really a shit. He never pays his bills, he is forever getting in trouble for writing bad checks, he cheats on every wife he has had (3 so far with one in the wings). He never keeps in touch with his kids. I had to beg him for his address so I could send him the Graduation announcement for his son.

Anyway, I digress. So my son calls crying (he is 16 ok) and I ask him what he wants to do. I then say, "you wanna come live with me?" He says very quietly like he is afraid someone will hear him. "Yeah I wanna come home." Doesn't that just break your heart? He can't even call living with his father a home. So for the last two years he has been with me and John. He is the smartest and bestest kid and very considerate and kind hearted. He came out of his shell after living and walking on egg shells while with his dad.

Now to explain why he went to live with his dad in the first place. I was in a bad situation financially and the two youngest ones always wanted to go live with their dad. The two oldest knew what type of person he was because they "remembered" all the bad times. But the two little ones didn't have those experiences. Not that they really needed to have them but they wanted to live with him, so off they went.

Long story short, both kids don't care to speak or make efforts to contact him. That is sad.