1/24/15 Another Sixteen Weeks Of Fun?

   "There are two things we should give our children;

one is roots, and the other is wings."

 Boy's Spring semester started at Tx. State and already he is MIA.  He has friends who live in San Marcos and he enjoys spending as much time as possible over there.  I know it's normal and we try to give him his free space.  My only real concern is he might tire his friends.  As a standard, we have always had a rule for him of his friends spending two nights, then go home.  We tell him, come back home after two nights.  This way, hopefully, you don't overstay your welcome.
    It is easy to lose focus and think our life is out of control sometimes, but we just have to remember that everything is cyclical.  His semesters last sixteen weeks, whether he does good or bad.  Chubs is out of school at the end of May, even Wife has the summers off, starting sometime in June.  Not to mention the Christmas break we just finished, and the Spring Break, coming in March.  The rough parts are really short.
    I checked on him today, first thing he mentioned was professor is 74, can't hear or see very good, but he is confident material will still be interesting enough to keep him going.  Says he'll also get chance to weld and do other hands-on things.  I know from the rockets program back in high school, this is what drives this boy.  He likes to build and run tools.  First time, to me, that he was excited about classes, so I am hoping for great things this semester.  He is about done with most of his basics, so now it is becoming more concentrated into his "real classes".
    He continues working at Alamo Drafthouse, so we are still not having to give him money to run around, though I did get him a gas card, just in case he needs it.  He was pretty good the Fall Semester, we managed to catch up and pay off amount over the holidays. 
    In high school, he was the kid in the suit very regularly.  I liked him dressing up, but I am glad he is going the cheap T-shirt and jeans route nowadays.  The only extravagant items we bought for his clothing was the Under Armour shirts with logos, such as Batman, or Superman, but that was my choice to buy them.
    His friends and him are planning a trip to Disney come the end of the semester, I told him he can use our timeshare, but he has to be cool on our weeklong vacation when we go.  If he repeats his performance of last year, he can figure out where they are going to stay come May.  I sense some maturity in him, let's see how he plays my blackmail.