Yesterday ...

... was hard, but together we got through it.

Today, I got my first "bye" when I dropped him off at school in the morning -- a playful "'bye, fool!" as he bounded from the car, the first day since I've known him he didn't clamber out in stony silence.

And when he saw me from the football field tonight, I got a half-smile and a nod of acknowledgement.

Yesterday was hard. Tomorrow might be, too.

Today was good