Where, Oh Where, Has My Summer Gone?

Time is looming. Actually, the fall is looming. Right in front of me. Yesterday I got some of the kids school uniforms out; washed them and hung them back in their closets. *blubbering* That's partly when I realised how close fall is. I cannot believe that is just 18, very short, days the kids will be back at school. BOO-HOO! I get choked up thinking about it. Not just that school will start but that I have a fifth, a fourth and two second graders. When did that happen?
On one of our visits to see Ben's family down south I was standing with Ben's grandma (the kids call her Grandma Berta). I was shaking my head as all the kids came scrambling in to dinner one night and I said something like "This is crazy!" Her comment was something like "Yes, and don't expect it to get any better anytime soon." Gosh. How right she is. We then started talking about time, kids and parenting. (What a treat that was!)
In that moment I realised that a part of me kept thinking that things were going to slow down or that they were going to get easier (by easier I mean less demanding). Nope. That's just not how my life is. Training and helping to guide my children doesn't end when they're a certain age. The training just changes. As does my involvement with said children. *sniff-choke-blubber*

*sigh* I knew this would happen. In my head I knew. Not in my heart. I think that in a corner of my heart I hoped to keep these guys small and near. But that isn't the glorious plan of God, is it? He is wiser (and less emotional) than I am. How good God is to give times of preparation to us for the road ahead! I hope I use it wisely.

As the time of school's reconvening gets nearer and nearer, I will cry. That's okay. That's just what this Mamma's gotta do. God help me. I hope none of the kids gets married until they're, like, 30. I'll need time to adjust. ;P

"Let the peace of Christ rule in your hears, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:15-17

One Load

This post is more to remind me of life lived than anything else.

This one load of laundry=13 shirts, 10 underwears, 9 reg. shorts, 5 athletic shorts, 1 pair of pants and 1 pair of socks. You can see part of my laundry line in the background. I sure hope all the items are dry before the rain hits. That is, if the guy is right about rain.in.August. There should be a law against it.

You're not seeing double

it just....do-do-do-do....The Twilight Zone! Heh. Kidding.

This is my Baby. He's the final Twin by 19 minutes and he was so sad that Zach had lost both his big front teeth before he'd lost any of the same. He was even a little melancholy the other day about it.

Here he is. My Hawkie (Joey's nick-name). I LOVE YOU BUD.

See? If you haven't noticed there's a string tied to my tooth.

3, 2, 1!

Holes, holes everywhere.

One of the first things Joe asked was "Are you going to put the pictures on the computer?" Yeah, Bud. Yeah.

"I'm totally freaked out."

So said Zach. Here is the progression.

He's been wanting his tooth to just 'come out'. Last Saturday

we tried this very tactic. Synopsis; the tooth stayed as did the

string. THAT was interesting. Trying to not pull the tooth but

remove the stubborn string.

Tonight was different. He requested we play Eye of the Tiger.

The rest is history.

Tonight

A little scared.

Zach enjoying Daddy's dance to the song.

Second and final slam.

The end of the evening singing with dry erase markers

as mics to Eye of the Tiger. When I say we ROCK.....WE DO!

Nothin' like singing with a marker as your mic. You should

try it sometime. ;P