The first day of school is a wrap! The photos were taken, the lunchbox was packed, the hair was combed just so. I made my famous 1st day of school homemade pancakes and my son made it through the 1st two days of third grade with no complaints. He said the day went really fast and he couldn't believe it was done. Ha! I thought it went slow and that maybe I had the pick up time wrong. He is managing without his best friend in the class and he likes his new teacher, who happens to have the same 1st name as me.
I finished the 1st edition of the School Newsetter, which goes out tomorrow (Wed) on the third day of school. I am the PTA newsletter editor and yes I'm cringing as I type that but it was a commitment I made LAST year. Before you start to worry that I have pulled out my "SuperMom" cape, let me say that to tell you the truth, I enjoyed doing it for 6+ hrs on Saturday night (and again for 2+ hrs yesterday). Nothing to it. (Um, yeah, right!!) I learned a whole new software program, (MS Publisher) designed the layout, edited the copy and put the whole thing together. I felt like I accomplished something real. Something more than cutting up the chicken nuggets or wiping a toddler's bottom. Funny because as I type that I sure do know that those other things are just as "real," just as important, just as meaningful as a school newsletter. Those other things ARE the things that truly make up a SuperMom. I think Captain Underpants was inspired by a Mom, truth be told. We are the true captains of poopie diapers and all things bathroom related, after all (and like it or not!)
I see how fast this time with my children is flying by, and I sometimes wish I could just put time in a bottle. Just freeze things as is on a perfect day. Like that day on the beach with my Mom and sister, our feet in the ocean, big smiles on our faces. Surrounded by love. My mom passed away 6 months later, and that is a moment in time I will always cherish. I am so thankful I made the time for that moment. I wish each day could be like that and we could really fully live our lives. Come to think of it, why can't we? I think I'll go shove this cape to the bottom of my closet and do my darndest to give it a try.
This is my girl. My pink princess. We are having a "Girl's Weekend." Troy and Luke are off on a boys' road trip and so we are spending time together. I just had to post this photo as it reminds me of the innocence, the wonder and the beauty of my little girl. I know how fast it all goes by and I wish I could capture each moment like I did this one on the beach. I think part of growing up for me as an adult is realizing how fleeting life is, how little time we have and making it all count. Not just surviving, but living fully in the moment.
