sunrise..sunset..

i was pretty excited that day and didn't realize how deep motherhood has crept into my veins until i saw myself rushing up, down and around the aisle just to take a quick foto of my son, who seemed to be totally oblivious of the self-induced stress and crazy exhiliration his father and i were experiencing on this very important day.

he was so unassuming and didn't even notice that it was not only his extremely biased parents who were directing considerable attention at him, but that he had also managed to make the other parents, with their own expected partialities, aware that he was, of course, more than average [that's an understatement from a fiercely devoted mama], and, with due respect to other parents and children, probably made them think for more than a few minutes that he was better than their own kid--and i'm telling you that doing that to parents, [especially mothers!!] would have to a feat of some kind..

i don't know what it was with him that made him that way. even i can't imagine sometimes. or probably i get too wrapped up in work sometimes that i just fail to stop and look and think what and who he is turning out to be. maybe today is also an important day because i was given some sort of warning to pay more attention, or else miss out on something really really important...

looking at him earlier, him standing with his schoolmates in that big space... it was impossible not to notice him, not because he was my son..i waa watching other parents watching him. i stood there and was confronted by the image of a dignified young man, with a solemn and intelligent face.. is that possible? am i allowed to describe a face as intelligent? da heck! it looked that way to me.. so, he looked so serene but sometimes breaks out in naughty smiles... a total turnaround from his rambunctious guffaws and playful stance. around him, his classmates were busily chatting with each other, crying, playing with something, looking around, walking around, shouting.... then there are times when this gentle young man would prod this group to straighten up and you would see them listening to him, and surprisingly, following his instructions.

actually i didn't know what he was telling them. i wasn't within earshot, but i see them all, almost simultaneously standing up 'more properly' , or some going to seats he was pointing out them, and then, starting to seemingly listen to what the priest was saying, etc. etc.

this didn't go unnoticed and the other parents were visibly impressed and were talking about this well-behaved" young lad who was obviously a "born leader" .. and i, by the sidelines was so proud as hell that was thinking of doing away with some of my hard-earned money and buying him a brand new car as soon as this event is over--as a reward for this impressive something something.. i still don't know what this something something is, probably the X factor that people were talkig about, but whatever.. yeps.. i think i'd buy my son a brand new car later.. one of his favorite Hotwheels for his nursery graduation.