Ah, I sit her sipping hot coffee, the house is oh-so-quiet. I enjoy quiet time to collect my thoughts and sanity, to pray and read my bible. But today it seems too quiet.
Yesterday was the last day of school for my girls, so we are officially in summer mode. On Wednesday I was celebrating that I had only 2 more early morning lunch-makings for this year. Then I realized that Friday was a half-day and it was only 1 day left. (Did I really yell "Woohoo" and dance around the kitchen?)
I called Christina to see if she and Ethan were coming up this weekend. I was disappointed that they weren't. To celebrate the end of school, I wanted to take the 4 girls to get pedicures. I thought it would be fun. They didn't feel up to it.
So here I sit on Saturday morning alone. My oldest 2 have graduated from college and will not be coming home for the summer-will probably never move back. At the moment, my 3rd and 5th are housesitting. My 4th left early this morning to take the SAT test. It is too quiet.
Friday morning I was sitting at my computer. Michael walked in, gave me a hug, and said, "this is so sad."
"What?" (I'm thinking he realized that it won't be long before our kids are all grown up.)
"This is the last morning I'll see you up so early."
I was looking forward to sleeping in this summer. Is this what I have to look forward to when my kids are all grown? Quiet and more quiet? I better decide what I'm going to do when I grow up. It's a good thing parents and grandparents have a way of becoming needy as they get older. Otherwise I don't know what I'd do with myself.
2 comments:
Ahhh, summertime! Isn't it nice and more relaxing? We don't have our kids in any activities during the summer so we can just relax and "be". Otherwise, you just run your head off and then start school all over again, without barely sitting down.
I also sometimes ponder on what I will do when all the kids are off on their own and the house is so quiet. Then, I smack myself back into reality. We will have lots and lots of grandkids who will keep life aroarin', right? Our crowning glory!
I'll come have a pedicure with you! TeeHee
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