The middle of August

Today is essentially the middle of the August...often my least favorite month.  So much sadness has occurred in the past Augusts.  When August 13th falls on Friday, I get particularly nervous, and this year was no exception.  I had a doctor appointment that I was afraid was going to have bad news, but I am grateful it worked out well.  I'm also learning to navigate the fact that Thomas has a social life and sometimes that means driving home from a friend's house in the dark.  I'm learning to relax a little though, and I've always said there is nothing like having teenagers to keep one's prayer life going strong.

Here we are...school starts this week.  It's going to be pretty busy, but I think for the most part we are ready for the new routine.  What I truly can't believe is that this is our final year of parenting a child in school.  This is our last go round as parents of a high school student.  This just seems so, so hard to believe.  We've had a child in school for over 15 years...and this is the end.  As I've done before, I plan to soak up everything I can about it.  So many, many changes are on the horizon in our lives!