Christmas Eve was great. Christmas day was incredible. Mom's birthday (Dec 26th) was very nice. It is odd having a mother who is nearly a year younger than I am. She turned 46 day before yesterday . Add 20yrs to get her real age.

Then the sun came up on Monday. The kid is right back to his computer game addiction and Monday was the end of my tolerance and my dad's tolerance for SS's bullshit. SS loved the car. But, he can't keep his eyes open long enough to pay attention to driving lessons or even to drive safely when he is behind the wheel.

We were out on Monday afternoon giving SS-18 driving lessons. He did great for about 45mins while his adrenalyn was pumping. He is very nervous about learning to drive.

After his adrenalin wore off he literally could not keep his eyes open. I was so pissed at him about staying up all night yet again that I was ready to take the car and give it to my wife as a commute mobile and we would park her gas guzzler SUV except for road trips and 4X4 trips.

Then came the classic moment of Monday Dec 17th. My dad told SS to pull the car over. We were out in the booneys on TX Ranch Roads teaching SS-18 to drive. Dad was in the front seat next to SS while SS was driving. I was in the back seat after taking my time in the front passenger seat with SS dozing off at the wheel. SS pulled the car over and dad got out to talk to him. They were standing on the side of the road and dad says to SS-18 "you can not keep your eyes open even to be a safe driver. Your dad and I are driving 3miles up the road and we will pull over. When you catch up, we will start over on your driving lessons." :jawdrop: GO DAD!

My dad took SS’s coat (it was 38 degrees and a bit windy) and he and I took off up the road.

SS showed up about 30 mins later, very cold and pissed off but definitely wide awake. He actually drove pretty well for the rest of the lesson.

When we got home to my parent's house I confiscated his lap top (yet again and for good this time) and my wife and I packed up and headed home leaving SS-18 to suffer through at least three weeks of GrandPa pre USAF basic training conditioning and Driving BootCamp and to finish his DL so that he can qualify for Aero-Space Medical Tech training in the USAF. He has to be home the end of Jan for Commanders Call then it is back to my parents if he does not sign his USAF contract.

My dad (68yo) is a former US Marine and exercises incessantly. He hikes ~35miles/wk with 20 lbs of wrist and ankle weights on, climbs ~300 flights of stairs a week and does 30 sets of weights a week. SS is in for a very intense few months with his GrandParents. If SS thinks his mom and I are the Nazi parents from hell ..... wait until Mom and Pop Rags get done with him. }:)

But, they love him and I am sure his insomnia and computer game addiction will be at least temporarily rectified once mom and dad get done with him. The sooner he heads off to USAF basic training the better. His mom and I are at the end of our rope with him.

Good kid or not, he is a PITA and has to get on with his life.

Best regards,