I have some very exciting news!!!! My nephew just found out he is getting a full academic scholarship to college!!!!!



I am so proud of this kid! My sister...let's just say we haven't always seen eye to eye on how she has chosen to live her life and the choices she has made over the years concerning her children. (she tends to put herself first, I always put my kids first...funny...she always wanted kids...I never saw them in my future when we were little! Funny how life works!)
So anyway...my parents and myself have always tried very hard to stay apart of the kids lives even when my sister would push us away. So...I feel like I have some investment in his future and am SOOOO proud of what he has done!
And on top of that! HE has his very first girlfriend and they are going to prom!

He is excited! My sister can't afford to help him pay for anything...so my parents are paying for his tickets and tux rental and I am picking up the flowers and dinner. And we are going to split the cost of pictures.
And...my other nephew (his twin) who decided to drop out of school when he was 16, is going to community college now to get his GED and wants to work on going to CC for now so he can also get a degree. I am also proud of him and very hopeful he will find his spot! I know going to HS with a twin that excelled at all stuff was very hard for him and hope that finding his own place will help him! (BTW...he has a girlfriend too...they have been dating/hanging out for some time now...I think she motivates him!)
I can't believe those little bundles I held all those years ago are growing up!