As the alarm sounded this morning, I found myself rolling over, hitting the snooze button and blinking my eyes. My mind was trying to compute. What day was it? Was it really the first day of school? Was my youngest truly beginning her Junior year?
It all seemed a blur. Nothing was making sense.
My daughter attends a year round school. We love it! But something was different about this “first day of school”. There was no excitement!
My daughter wasn’t beaming over her new school supplies or her first day of school outfit. She slowly rolled out of bed with a growl and said, “Do I HAVE to get up?”
I, too, wasn’t beaming with excitement over the freshness of a new year. I usually love the beginning of school as it marks a new season – a time to refocus, look ahead, and be productive again after a summer of lolly-gagging.
I feel today as if I’ve blinked twice and missed the significance of the day.
I’ve blinked twice and woke up to my daughter being a junior. How did that happen?
Amazingly, I blinked twice and I’m still having a hard time focusing.
Blink. Blink.
Well, sister that is just old age creeping up on you. Those eyes get dry and no matter how many times you blink you just can't stay focused. Same thing happens with the brain. LOL!! Ha,ha.
Hope you are doing well. Love ya,
Leah
I hate to say it but when you blink again it will be off to college. She's a cutie…enjoy her junior year. B
I have to "AMEN" Leah's comment. ;-) Sorry sweet friend, those aging eyes are hard to get going in the mornings. LOL
On a more serious and much sadder note…If you think your kids grow up in a hurry, just wait until those grandkids come along. One day you are sitting in the waiting room waiting for them to come into the world, the next they are in gymnastics and learning to swim, and before you know it, they too will be juniors in high school. It never gets any better, so dig your heels in and hang on…it's gonna be a fast ride!