this time of year
i always have a surge of mixed emotions
it is so hard to grapple with the reality that my kids are growing up
i love being their mom
and sharing their lives with them
i do not look forward to them growing up and becoming adults themselves
whenever they head back to school
i take the opportunity to reflect over the past year
i get to reminisce about the good times
learn from the not so good times and set goals
to make this next year even better
with each passing year
i cannot believe how fast time flies
on monday, i took my oldest to school she is a sophomore
yesterday, i started back to class
with a whopping 24 credit class load
and 500 hours internship (crazy!)
today, i brought the next five to their first day of school
an eighth grader
a sixth grader
a fourth grader
a second grader
a kindergartner
and in a little over a week
my youngest will start preschool
trying to juggle 4 class schedules
balancing homework, responsibilities, practices,
carpools, routines, and bonding time...
this is what keeps me going,
not having enough time to do anything
but reminisce and
make the best of it
