Since Chuck travels so much, I am very grateful to have Jared living at home while he is going to college. He is tall so he can reach things I cannot, he is strong so he can lift things I cannot, and he is cheerful about doing it. Plus, he makes the best guacamole, ever!!
He stays busy attending daily classes, going to institute, working out daily at the gym and tending his garden. He helps out around the house by getting the trash out for pickup every week and doing the dishes every night after dinner.
He is a huge help around the house. He spent all morning today cleaning out gutters. He often helps me with yard work, and he even washed my car this week!
He is thoughtful. When he leaves the house, he asks if there is anything I need him to do before he goes. Then he asks if there is anything I need for him to pick up while he is out.
We are somewhat competitive about our respective gardens. He has a vegetable garden, and I have a flower garden. We both have our own little secrets to making our garden succeed. We share them with one another, but I don't agree with his methods and he doesn't agree with mine. I have learned my methods by trial and error over the past 25 years. Jared has learned his by a lot of reading and research and following experts advice. Somehow, at the end of the season, both gardens are gorgeous even though our approaches are totally different.
Jared is very nutrition conscious. He has a very healthy diet and teaches me a lot about nutrition. Any food that I pick up, Jared can tell me off the top of his head what the nutrient content of it is. We share a love of herbal teas, and love to try new ones to receive healthful benefits. Chuck recently bought us a Ninja blender and the whole family has gotten into "juicing" and smoothies. We are whipping up green smoothies daily with spinach and kale. Jared is very good about being able to eat things that are good for him even if it doesn't taste that great. Me? Not so much.
Jared is very interested in current events and learning new things. He has a subscriptions to the magazines "The Economist", "National Geographic" and "Snowboarder". He is very politically aware and a very independent thinker. His opinions are always thoughtful and well researched.
To sum it up, he is an amazing young man, one that a mother could be proud of- in fact, I am. Very.
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I love this. I didn't know half of these things about Jared, and how wonderful for him to read them as written from his mom, who adores him. Go Jared!
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