Yes, I'm a little bummed today.

I'm taking my twins to a freshman orientation for high school tonight.  UGH - high school?  When did that happen?  Can this be possible?  My twins are my youngest, so the fact that they will be entering high school next year just means that its almost over.  All my children will be gone soon - we all know how quickly 4 years goes by.  Looking at them right now, it doesn't seem possible that they could be going into high school - they still seem like little kids to me!  But I know they aren't.  I've seen it coming.  The maturity level in how they handle situations has changed dramatically in the past year.  Their concern over things like what they want to study in college, where they want to go, etc.  No longer do they say, "Mommy, what do you think I should be when I grow up?"  Now its, "I'm thinking I want to be an Engineer. What classes should I take for that?"  Discussions about talking to your counselor and making good friends with them so they can help you make those decisions.  My head starts to spin just thinking about it.

Our family has a couple of big milestones this school year.  First, my twins will be graduating from middle school - then off to high school.  My oldest will be graduating from high school and moving onto college.  The first week of June is going to be nothing short of gut-wrenching for me.  I'm going to be a total wreck!  For those that know me well, they know I don't cry.  It happens very rarely and only if I'm mad to the point I can't control it, or sad to the point I can't control it!  I'm hard on the outside, mushy on the inside.  Needless to say I'm not looking forward to June and I must prepare by buying mucho kleenex!  I'm going to need it.

In addition to the freshman orientation tonight, I received an email yesterday about my twins registering for drivers ed this summer!  You have got to be kidding!  To me, they don't seem like they could see over the steering wheel - LOL!  But again, they are bigger than I perceive and they can see over it - I would just prefer they didn't.  All four of my kids driving - OH GAWD!

This brings so many things into view.  We have seven kids (four mine, three his).  His two older sons are in college already, but his youngest son will graduate next year.  So this is how it pans out with graduations. My oldest this year, his youngest next year, another of my daughters the next year - then we have a one year reprieve, then the twins graduate. The next few years are going to be sad, but on the other hand, great! We will have lots of graduations and milestones watching our children form into contributing adults (at least we hope so!).  Moving onto their own careers, lives and families. I hope by that time I've instilled all the good traits I have to offer!  Maybe one of them will go on to change the world!  We will have an empty home and can, at last, sell everything we have and buy that little cottage on the water - RIGHT!   I'm not sure I'm prepared for all of this, but life moves on.

On another note, I'll be posting again today about my coupon binder.  I'm psyched!

I'm going to go ahead and  give you a quote for today.  Its not really a quote, but the words from a song.  It sums up everything I hope for my children.

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder
You get your fill, But always keep that hunger
May you never take one single breath for granted
God forbid love ever leaves you empty handed
I hope you still feel small, When you stand beside the ocean
Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances, but they're worth taking
Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance
I hope you dance!

Happy Thursday!

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