Watching and waiting

So, Sunday was Pher's birthday. We had t-bone steaks, baked sweet potatoes, green beans, fetuccine alfredo, biscuits, and chocolate trifle. On Wednesday when I came home from work, he was warming t-bone leftovers. He was also sauteeing peppers, onions, and mushrooms to go with his t-bone scraps.

This morning he missed the school bus. He came home and asked me for a ride. No problem. Be ready in three minutes. Four minutes later, I hollered for him. Nothing. I hollered again. Nothing. I screamed for him and got a 'What?" in return. I told him it was time to leave "NOW." He told me that if I was worried about being late to work that I should just leave without him and he would ride a bike. That's exactly what I did. I left him to ride a bike.

Fast forward five hours. I had a post-surgical appointment (yeah I'm fine and my belly is going to continue to be uncomfortable for a few months), and Todd met me at the doctor's office. I asked him if Pher made it home from school safely on the bike. He told me that his return trip was no problem... since he didn't embark on his journey to school in the first place. "It was too cold" so he asked Dad to give him a ride to school. Todd also told me that after he picked him up from school, Pher decided to make as close to homemade spaghetti sauce as he could. He opened a can of diced tomatoes, and he did more sauteeing of fresh veggies.

At this point we looked at each other and smiled. Our oldest son does have some strong beliefs. He does not like capitalism. He does not like material possessions. He does not believe in "organized" anything. However... he has proven that he does like to be warm and he does like food in his belly.

He doesn't read the blog. He is anti-blog. Please don't mention this to him. I'm putting this out there so you guys know what is going on here. We are watching and waiting. He may decide to leave and wander. I would be surprised if he didn't leave. We are praying that the love, warmth, and easy access to food brings him home quickly and safely. Especially safely.