I usually blog about credit reports, credit scores & credit repair tips, but my first love is my kids. As much as I believe in credit repair and letting people know that they have options, the thing I believe in more than anything is Sydney, Brooklyn, Easton and Landon! Sometimes we get in parent mode, nagging them to clean their rooms and brush their teeth, and we forget to give them that positive encouragement and tell them how proud we are! I know I am guilty of letting them know when they have done something wrong, but forgetting to acknowledge when they are doing good, and the things we have taught them are right.
I have always taken my kids to school on the first day, until 2 years ago when my daughters (14 & 16) decided it wasn't cool to have Mom take you to school and blow you kisses as you get out of the car. My boys are 7 & 8, and they aren't embarrassed of me yet! They will still hold my hand & hug me in public! We have a morning ritual on the first day. We have a special breakfast, which can vary from donuts from the local Amazing Glaze doughnut shop, to me actually cooking. The kids then gather on the front porch were I take pictures of them in their new clothes & they complain about how many pictures I am taking. After that we are off to school; the boys in the car with Mom & the girls riding the bus because they don't want to be "embarrassed" by their amazing, awesome Mother!
Last year I got them pretty good & they probably wished they would have just let me drive them to school. The buses go to the elementary school first & then on to the middle & high school. I walked the boys in to the elementary school & then walked around to where the buses are, in my pajamas may I add. I found their bus, good ole number 27. I walked to the side of the bus in my pj's & morning hair & proceeded to holler "Sydney & Brooklyn, I love you! Have a great day," as I blew them kisses! I smiled as I walked back to the car so proud of myself. I thought, "Hey they may be embarrassed a little, but they have to know that I love them!"
As I head back home I have all these thoughts in my head, how fast summer went by, I hope the kids have a great day, did I give them lunch money, & then I always start to tear up thinking how fast the time has gone & how I can't believe they are another year older! My husband always wants me to call him after I get them off to fill him in. Every year it never fails, as soon as he answers the phone & I hear his voice I end up in tears. It seems like yesterday my 16 year old was starting kindergarten and now she is a junior! I can remember the day they were all born & it makes me really sad to see how fast they grow up! I am so proud of each of them and it has been a true joy to watch them grow & develop in to their own person with their own likes & dislikes. I can't believe it is almost time for a new school year to start. As with most parents, I want them to have good friends, be good to others, make good grades & to be happy & healthy. My daughter will be driving in a few months, & with each milestone they are so eager to hit, it makes my heart hurt a little. I can remember being their age & thinking time went by so slow! I couldn't wait to be double digits, & then I wanted to drive so badly! Now I am a mother of 4 & a wife!
Wow time flies! I catch myself being so busy & I needing to slow down. I will miss that practice or game because I am exhausted or busy. This year I am going to try not to miss a one & be present. It's sometimes hard with 4 kids so active & involved in so much, but it is important to them & they will be grown up & on their own in the blink of an eye! To my children, I love you more than life itself & that is a fact! As Dad always says, "he loves spoiling you but wants you to realize how much you have & how lucky you are!" Good ole Dad, we all owe him so much! Love you Donnie, you are AWESOME! (please ignore any grammar errors please)
