This has been a particularly crazy week. Today is the first day I've actually been home most of the day. Only most mind you, as I have to leave around 4:15 and won't be done running around until after 9. This crazy week leads into this crazy weekend...homecoming. Yikes.
The day begins early tomorrow morning with Thomas having his first art lesson and Robert having a cross country meet (this one is high school only). Robert has officially been released to run this week and will be allowed to participate tomorrow. I'm pleased to hear he isn't going to try to push himself too hard, and I'm grateful his coach took the time to have a conversation with him about it.
A quick turn around will lead to the homecoming dance. Both Robert and Catherine are attending...and we are entering a new phase for which I'm just not sure I'm ready. Robert has had a "girlfriend" for a few weeks. She is a freshman at high school and since he is attending the career school, they don't get to see each other very much. In this day of texting though, there is definitely much daily communication. She seems to be a fine young lady, and I'm grateful that it seems her parents are as much into supervision as we are. Catherine is also "dating" (although they haven't actually been out on a date yet) a young man who happens to be a student in one of Andrew's classes. We were able to meet his grandparents last evening (he lives with them) and I feel better about the situation. They will pick Catherine up and take her to dinner and then the dance, and we'll do the Midnight drive home.
I'm having a tough time accepting that the dating phase of life is upon us...especially for my sweet little girl. Watching both kids with their "significant others" last evening at the parade really hit me. These aren't my babies anymore. We are oh so very close to the end of my 24/7 parenting, and well, just wow. I'm not ready for all of it yet, but clearly, I better find a way to be.
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