Empty Nest

I've only mentioned Jason in reference to how he sicked me up something fierce, but I actually had a great time reading with him all year. He's bright, funny and has drawn me a bunch of awesome pictures.

So how come today, at the end-of-year pizza party, did Jason become a big bad bag o' trouble? I could tell there were issues when he came back from the food table with an empty plate. He crossed his arms and sunk down in his seat.
"What's the matter Jason?"
"A-par-ently, they ran out of caesar dressing!"

True story. A bit later he was sword-fighting with a friend and I told him to fight for his honor. He replied, "Honor is for chumps." Hm, okay.

I will miss the little rat though, we had some good bonding this year. And at least he was well-behaved for his final photo...


(yes there is ice cream dripping down his face)