I was talking to a parent today and thought of a story I had to share before I get too old to remember and don't have it stored in permanent history. When Dan was in kindergarten, the first Friday he and I walked into the house and Jim was on the phone. I could tell he was talking to the kindergarten teacher. I said to Dan, "Do you know who Daddy is talking to?" He replied that he did not. I told him it was Mrs. Hutson He got a shocked look on his face and I thought remorseful. However, I was mistaken because his reply was, "Well, next year, I am not giving them my phone number."
Right then, I knew full well that I was in trouble. The next 12 years or so, I came to realize that the conversation that day was just the beginning. But, looking back now, I cannot believe the accomplishments that Dan has done. He graduated from high school, stayed at home and completed his first two years of school at the local university extension, then went on to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he is about to complete his degree in history with plans to go into education. He doesn't really share his long term plan with me, but he has talked about taking the LCAT. If I am not mistaken, that has something to do with law...I am very proud of the young man he has become.
