School daze

I am in a daze! I am having trouble wrapping my mind around the idea that my children are growing up. How did I go from the first day of Kindergarten bawling my eyes out to making the appointment for Ashlie's senior pics??? I think it's taken me until September to make the appointment because I subconsciously believe that if I don't get the pics done, she won't graduate and leave me. Ashlie has started the countdown until her 18th bday and I have been counting right along with her, but I can't imagine her not here for me to pester. She has all these big "non-plans" to travel after graduation or maybe go to college or maybe take a year off. Oh, who knows? I guess we will see what happens.

She texted me (yeah, that's how we communicate primarily) the first day of school and said, "MOM! I'M A SENIOR!" I replied, "Yeah, I know :(" She was in shock at how the freshmen look so young and I needed to remind her that she was a child's size 12 her freshman year. She didn't even hit 5 foot or 100 pounds until she was a sophomore! Amazing what 3 years will do.

And, I have 2 more daughters to go! One is in 7th grade (another big milestone) and one is in 5th. What will I do when THEY get to this point? Part of me will be dying of anticipation for the Empty Nest, part of me will just be dying as they grow and go. Funny how you hear this will happen, but you never EVER believe it will actually occur.