So how do I top yesterday's post?
I have no clue!
Nothing funny today, sorry!
Olivia and Michael finished school yesterday. I'm quite sad about this. Next year they will be both be leaving the house together....the bus for junior and senior high school comes at 6:40. Michael has been getting on the bus at 8:00 for elementary school for the past 6 years and will be in junior high next year.
Wow, where did the years go?
Olivia starts her job next week. Michael is leaving for a camping trip Friday night and will be gone until Sunday afternoon.
How and when did they stop being little kids and start doing all these things without me?
Oh I know they still need me, but it's a different kind of need. Olivia still needs me to drive her to work and pick her up at the end of the day. She goes for her driving test next month, but do you think I'm going to let her take MY car and just go??? I don't think so.
Michael needs me to take him shopping for his camping trip. He'll need me to help him pack and he'll hopefully call me at least once while he's gone!
But...do they really need me?
I think so.
One thing's for sure...I know I need them!
They are my life and the best gifts I have ever received.
Toni says
they do grow up fast my oldest and first baby turned 13 thisyear, where did that go I still remember bringing her home from the hospital. Hey I still need my mom , alot, so I don;t think kids ever really leave us. 🙂
6:40 wow thats early, our high school buses come around 7:30.
Enjoy your week.
At Home With Amy says
It is sometimes very hard to let your babies grow up. We want to keep them little forever. They definitely have other plans though. We want to make good choices for them even if they don't understand why we do what we do. One day if we raise them right, they will know why mom said "no" when she did and "because I said so" when necessary. No one ever said raising a child would be easy but oh the rewards we reap. I wouldn't trade one minute of hard or easy, good or bad, happy or sad for anything in the world. My kids are my world!!!
Blessings to you and your kids.
Hugs,
AMY
Nancy says
What a sweet post and picture! Your kids are so blessed to have you, too. It can be hard for us parents to adjust to the changes of our kids growing up, but I know you will enjoy your children just as much when they are fully grown as you do now. I like how you appreciate them and cherish them. You have a wonderful little family there and it'll always be that way!
Nancy
Jennifer says
Y'all are too cute! Sometimes I look at myself and think, "I was just in middle school and now I am getting to the end of college and about to get married." Life goes too fast!!!
The Whites says
I know what you mean! It definitely is a different kind of need. My two are 7 and 11 and it's amazing to watch them grow!
Great picture!
Blessings,
Mandy
Sherry says
I understand...sometimes I wish I could turn back the clock and raise my children all over again. Not that I wish to do anything different ...I just want to do it all again....it has been the most amazing thing to be a mom.
They are beautiful children...so is your garden!
Carmen C. says
Very cute kiddos and your pretty cute yourself:) Yes it's amazing how fast the years go by....my son will be starting his senior year this fall, seems like just yesterday he was graduating PRESCHOOL!
anythinggoeshere says
Such a nice picture of you and your kids. I enjoyed my visit to your blog. xo Joan
Loretta says
I don't think our children ever stop needing us. The need is just different. My son will be turning 20 in a few weeks and I just don't know where all the time has gone. Sometimes I wish I could make him a little boy again but I really do enjoy him as an adult. Next to my husband he is my best friend! Have a great day and enjoy every phase of your children's life. Each one brings special moments! What a beautiful photo of you and your children! Hugs, Loretta
LDH says
How nice to see such a sweet picture of you and your children as I start my day! And guess what... big kids still need you. We are watching grandchildren this weekend as parents are getting away for their anniversary... I often get phone calls asking how to make a certain meal... how to grow a garden...
I love my relationship with my adult children! They enrich my life.