A new chapter...

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My boy with his best friend, Flopper.  Seems like only yesterday...

Our boy was so little here.  It makes me a bit weepy to see this photo.  Would you look at that sweet face?  And Flopper is still around, but he's even more well-loved.  Those little wiffit days are long gone.  He's now 14 and a fine young man...Well, almost a man.

I'm feeling particularly melancholy and sentimental today.  This is due to a new chapter in the boy's life.  The title of this chapter? The Girl.  Yep, you read it right.  Here's the scoop...

Yesterday, he asked me if I would take him to the store to have a picture printed up.  I said yes, certainly.  When he was loading the photo from his camera to a memory stick, I saw the photo on the computer screen.  A cute girl I had never seen before.  Okay, I told myself, play it cool because 14 is a super sensitive age.  The conversation went as follows.

Me: What a cute girl.  Did you take that picture? (trying to sound nonchalant)

The boy:  Yes. (chirp chirp)

Me:  Is that Brenda, the friend you've mentioned before? (smooth like buttah, right?)

The boy: Yes. (again, chirp chirp)

End of conversation.

Actually, the Brenda inquiry was a bit of a guess on my part.  A pretty good guess, as it turns out.

How did this whole situation end?  Well, it ended with him getting a 4x6 and a wallet size and a frame for the 4x6.  All with his own money.  Oh, and me secretly threatening R to not tease the boy.

And so it begins.... 

Hold. Me.