Today…..
Today was a whirlwind of packing bags for our Alaska trip…
finding lost glasses….
rescuing a little mourning dove fledgling..
clearing out the girls room of furniture for the next remodeling project….
(I know, we haven't shared the boys room yet… it's about 90% done)
the usual chaos and pre-departure excitement.
And to all that we add the following:
Our eldest, Mr Sam, is officially registered for 9th grade.
This spring he decided to go back to public school and I swallowed my *huge* nonconformist pride and drove him to a week worth of standardized testing so they could "place" him. I will not get into how I loathe that type of testing…. but seriously, I despise it. He did very well on the tests (he's a smarty pants) and today he & I went to the guidance counselor to get him enrolled. He's nervous and excited and looking forward to some honors classes that will keep him challenged.
{Mom, I remember sitting in next to you doing the same thing….. talk about flashbacks!}
And now, please excuse me while I hide some mama tears…
Oh my.
How did we get to here? A 9th grader? Wow.
I am excited for him…. and worried…. and feeling a little…. uhm… old.
And in the newspaper was the most perfect comic that really sums up life with a teen… it's entertaining, challenging and fun. Some moments… when you're feeling frustrated and things are going sour… try singing. I'm not kidding. I really do that. I'll start belting out "You are my sunshine……" and nobody can stay grumpy after that. Joe & Sam both think I'm crazy… and they're partly right. But everyone starts to laugh.
So when this comic was in the paper this week… Joe and I laughed and laughed…. and Sam laughed too. It was sort of like someone was peeking in at our life…. of course I realize I am not the first mama to resort to acting foolish to lighten things up.
"Mom, they even have your song right." Sam said to me.
Ahhhh my boy…. changing into a man before my eyes…. wow. Just, wow.