All about Jay

I feel like I've left Jay in the dust lately as far as my blog is concerned but there has been a lot going on with him.  First off he is really enjoying football.  This past weekend although his team lost, Jay played really well.  All of us enjoyed watching him catch the ball in mid air and take off.  One thing Jay has never lacked in is speed.  Last year during XC Jay complained a lot that XC was too much pressure.  But what I don't get is how XC is more "pressure" than football.  For example, Jay often plays wide receiver and the QB is throwing the ball to him and Jay has to catch it!  It may not seem like much but when you have a herd of other plays charging at you and you have to somehow stay still enough to catch the ball and watch the play, to me that is a lot of pressure, just saying.  Not to mention he has to keep track of all the plays in his mind.  I asked Jay if he felt any pressure from football. He replied that he felt no pressure in football.  He said his coach puts no pressure on him.  He only asks that his players give it their all and have fun playing the game.  Now that is a coach I can appreciate.  A good friend of mine put an interesting spin on it which I hadn't thought about.  Given that Jay has some attention issues, maybe football really is the perfect fit for him.  His body and mind have to be thinking and moving all the time.  In XC all you have to do is run so yes your body is moving but because it's long distance, you really just have to "be" in your mind.  That is why running is so therapeutic to some people.  Maybe Jay couldn't center his mind during those long runs.  I would certainly say Jay has a really hard time just "being." As far as school goes, Jay is doing excellent.  He really wants to make honor roll this year.  He has the grades right now to achieve it but one C can sink him.  Fingers crossed.  We had his IEP meeting yesterday and it was really good.  We have things fairly well mapped out for Jay when he starts high school.  He presented at his meeting and had to talk about what he wants to do, career wise.  Granted, it's almost comical for an 8th grader to try and pin point what they want to do with their life (at the ripe ole age of 13) but it's good to think about it.  Jay has a lot of interest in agriculture.  He truly is a natural when it comes to the outdoors and I've seen him work a farm before.  He requires very little direction.  He simply gets the job done and loves that kind of work.  I joke with Jay often that he has no business sitting in a cubicle one day.  Talk about not being able to settle himself.  Ha.  I am really proud of him.  His work ethic is strong and I just can't wait to find out what the future has in store for him.