Angela’s Events

Well, Spring Break is now officially over for the year of 2008. Every time spring break ends, I become a little sad. It just means that the next spring break my kids will be a year older. The years slip away so fast. I remember my mom telling me that the older you become, the faster time goes. I did not understand that at the time. But now….I understand it WAY too much.

My oldest is 13 1/2. He will be able to get his temporary license in only 2 short years. 2 more spring breaks! I feel way too young to have a child that old! No, I am not that young….but I feel young. I mean my kids should still need me to wipe their noses, kiss their boo-boos, hold their hands while crossing the street, get them dressed and cut up their food. Instead, I have traded those things in for taking them to baseball practice, washing their uniforms daily, figuring out when to feed them between practice and school, and buying more food for growing kids. I don’t get the “thank yous” and “I love yous” too often either. Don’t get me wrong, they still tell me those things, but I also get a variety of other things from them. I get the eye roll, the arms crossed, the stomping upstairs, the slamming doors, and the silent treatment.

I am a stay at home mom, so during the day my house is just way too quiet. I miss the noises my boys made while playing with cars and power rangers. I miss my daughter dancing in front of the TV to the Disney movie Fantasia (which was a ritual every afternoon the year before she started kindergarten.) Now my youngest two still play and I can listen to their silly kid sounds and watch their funny actions. However, I know that it is short lived. I am enjoying now, while I can because it will be gone in a blink of an eye.

So, to all of you. Enjoy your spring breaks! Enjoy your kids being at home with you. Because before you know it, you are listening to silence and seeing nothing but the memories in your house. I am holding tight to all I have with my kids before they start a life on their own. It will come all too quickly. And I am bracing myself for it!