Moving Day...

A couple of weeks ago it was moving day for Critter and Burda, and it was a good thing because it brought them closer to home. But I realized while we were going through boxes and arranging the new place that there is a very fine line between the crazy pride I feel when I see the adults they are becoming, and the nearly debilitating sadness I feel about the children they will never be again. I know as parents our main job is to raise functioning and contributing members of society, or at least I knew that in theory. But I just don't think I ever truly prepared myself for the time when they would be out on their own, acting all grown up. The time just went by too quickly and I would give my left arm to get a few hours of it back. There is so much I would love to go back and warn them about.....credit card companies, stupid boys and speeding tickets being just a few. But more importantly than that, I would make sure they know how very much I love their faces! To say I am proud to be their Mom is about the biggest understatement I could possibly make. I used to wonder what in the world possessed me to have the Little Man so late in life. I could literally see that empty nest stage from where I was then. But now I know....it was to save me from the empty nest stage!! I just don't think I would have handled living in a childless house very well. I am lucky enough to be married to a man I love dearly, and I know we would have made the most of that time. The house to ourselves, travel whenever we saw fit, but I am just not built for that for the long haul. I need the noise and the confusion and the chaos that kids bring to a home!! I kind of thrive on it if I am being honest. Those three kids represent the best choices I have ever made and I would not go back and change any of it. Not for all the money the lottery gods could throw at me.

First Update, The Kids

Well, we are now down to only one child still at home...Burda moved out last summer to start college. She is sharing an apartment with her older brother and her cousin, and it has proven to be a pretty wonderful arrangement. They all get along great and I am really glad they have this time to spend together. I think when they get older and move on with their lives they will look back on this very fondly. It has certainly been an adjustment for me, getting used to both Critter and Burda being out of the house, but there is also something very satisfying about watching them grow as adults.

Critter has now decided to finish his college education at AIB with a major in Business Admin and a minor in Finance. Seems he loves the banking industry and wants to make it his career. Burda started at DMACC looking into Criminal Justice, but I think she will also be joining her brother at AIB in the fall. Both are working very hard, and I couldn't be more proud.

The Little Man started and finished the first grade, and will be in second in the fall. He also has decided that maybe soccer isn't the sport for him, and is now trying his little hand at baseball. And he seems to have quite a knack for it. Of course it is also a lot of fun for Mom and Dad to watch. There is really nothing more comical than watching little kids trying sports for the first time. If I can remember to take the camera, I will try to post some pictures from his next game.

More to come....

Wow...Where Has the Time Gone?

Was just browsing, and realized it has been a whole year (give or take a few days) since I have posted. I have visited, and even written, but just not posted. So, guess it is time to turn it on again. Life has changed a lot in the last year, and I will tell you all about it. But for now, it is just good to be back.