We reflected on the big move to college in the last posting, but the kids
don't have to be moving off to a far away dorm room for it to have an affect.
A younger child. A lower grade. Just as a big an impact for a mom who knows that dorm room isn't that far off...
"He is the last one. That is a fact. This 47-year-old mother knows there will be no more. On August 24 he will pack his backpack with the required items on the list and board the bus to school. Having been through this once before with the older son I know how fast it goes. He starts school one day and the next one he is asking for the keys to the car and heading off the movies with some girl that looks entirely too old for my baby!
Sometimes I get almost giddy thinking about the free time I will have… but… mostly I am sad. Life flies by so fast. We are a great family at being awake and maximizing the moments. We take wonderful vacations and make the most of special milestones like perfect grade cards and football victories. We are also great at sneaking in a non-occasion special getaway here and there like homemade ice cream Fridays or Sunday in Your Pajamas Movie Day.
We enjoy the moments…we just know there are too few of them. And August 24 starts the beginning of a rapid race to adulthood and the end of carefree childhood days. I have to go now... the lemon-aid stand is almost ready to open."
Monday, August 17, 2009
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As I read this posting, I could not help but think of what my wife and I are going through emotionally as our only daughter starts high school. High School? 9th grade? The dorm room is not that far off for us either. These next four years are going to fly by. What we have committed to as a family is to make sure we make the best of every moment we have and create ever lasting memories (and stories- we are a big story telling family) during this time. Every trip will have "the flip", so video and photos will be available for a long time into the future(whether or not the daughter likes them). When she goes off to that dorm, we too will be sad, but we hope, we and she, will have lasting memories that we will look back on and smile.
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