and the school year is off to a , uh start,...

Whew! Is it just me, or did the summer just fly by? Its definitely been a surreal summer for me. A lot of reminiscing,............................my oldest is a senior. Where has the time gone? Its true, one does find the time gone by so quickly,.....you start to think back to the first day of school........................and DAMN IT!!!! I forgot to take a pic of his first day as a senior!!!!! aaaaaarrrrrrgggggggg! Yeah, gidget soooooooooo does NOT know how she is gonna live with herself for the rest of the school year for missing this classic scrapbook moment! moving on,..... i thought i was painting a picture here,..............a nice melancoly one, at that,.......................

And so,..........reminiscing and all,..yadda, yadda, yadda ,.....................I have decided that all though I consider myself rather artsy and avant garde,.....I will not be posting my "art",..well, not most of the time,....because all the best photos are already being posted on jimcayer.blogspot.com......................but I will surely post random photos of my own from time to time. NO WORRIES!

back to the senior year,............................................

Its a great thing to look at the beginning of this year and know as a parent, I've had a hand in getting him this far,.................he's done it himself, but the foundation was set. I do hope its a strong one. I do hope it has a lot of love and hope to get him through not just this year, but whatever lies beyond the tassel and certificate. I can only hope its enough to make him stronger than he realizes he truly is and can be,................for what life journey will take him. *sigh,..... random thoughts invade my mind,...............................pre-k seems like yesterday, but yet,...I know I was just "on" him about finishing "War and Peace",..hey! He chose it! *gidget mutters,..."choose wisely next time, my son,..." The summer before Pre-K was soooo exciting,...so hopeful! I mean,... he was going to school,...armed with skills taught at home clearly readying him for whatever lay ahead before 10:20 a.m.,......when, happily, I would be picking him up from his first real day without me waiting excitedly to hear what his day was like. And then the questions ensued,...."Did you like your first day? Was the teacher nice? Was everyone else nice? Did you make any friends? What did you learn today?"..... and yeah,... the other normal stuff like,.. "Did you have to go to the bathroom? Did you wash your hands?" And when Mom said, "Well, this is the beginning of them growing up, before you know it, he'll be graduating from 5th grade! And when he starts middle school, it'll all go by sooooo fast! Can you imagine him graduating high school?" And hiding the tears, I remember saying,"No, I can't. I mean, he was just gone half of the day!" But now,..even though I don't want to, I can. Honestly, I can sometimes and others, I can't.

So, I will wait until I have to start my day of carpooling, homework, and various scheduling,.... and I'll ask how his day went, just like I have for the past18 years, and I'll listen with hidden tears, and remember to make the most of it, and listen carefully, as not to miss anything,...because this is his journey towards graduation,...... it will end only to start the next aspect of his life. And,..............................its going to be rather exciting,....................... I can't wait to hear all about it,.........................................what a ride,..............................

........................me......................................