Happy Birthday Eden!
Yesterday my oldest baby turned six. And yes, I know exactly where the time has gone. Partly to joy and partly to work, but always with thanksgiving to God for her life and the tears and smiles that have come along with her.
We celebrated with a family gathering in Michigan (a pool party at Uncle Chad's house!) and again with our Nebraska family on Sunday evening here at home. It was nice to be back into the swing of things here, and have friends to gather with and play catch up on all the late summer activities.
Our end of vacation events revolved mostly around the cousins being together, which was so fun to watch. I enjoyed friends that stopped by (thanks, Mickey for helping with laundry!), and Allen & Lars went to fell some trees with Dad, Chad & Josh in Marlette for firewood. We took the kids to Grandpa and Grandma Strawn's house in Auburn for a family and friend gathering there one afternoon, stopping in Birch Run to shop along the way. Spent another couple evenings in Uncle Chad's swimming pool.
The weekend included my 15 year high school reunion, where I learned that the old barriers that come with teenagers and hormones had been replaced with laid back conversation, both with old buddies, band-mates & sports-mates, and with those I never thought I had much to talk about with back in the day. Some people, I found out, had not left the teenage lifestyle, and instead were 33 year old seniors who needed to find a job and throw away their beer bottles. Others had grown up, straightened out, stayed out of the pen, and were extremely pleasant to have conversation with. Yet a few others were simply the same sweet and caring people they were when I knew them 15 years ago.
Naturally, the obligatory 15 pounds had found most and I realized that I'm not the only one feeling a mid life crisis coming on...
All in all, it was a wonderful weekend of events, and I'm so glad we made the long trip. Allen, who was unsure about the doing this whole thing from the start, came along and stuck by me, making friends with mine and by the end of the night was dolling out invitations for people to stay in our guest room here in Western Nebraska. Maybe it was the alcohol? Or maybe he really had a good time with my old mates? I know I did.
Now I must keep up my end of the deal and strap on a fire suit and helmet for a ride in his race car. I need another martini, please!!
Eden woke up on Monday morning and said in a whisper, "Mommy, am I six now??"
My now 6-year old will start Kindergarten later this week and we will officially have school aged children to contend with. Scissors & glue sticks & crayons, Oh My! Does this mean lunch boxes or school menus? I'm not sure yet. Since we are only a few blocks from the school house, Daddy will drive her every morning on his way to work. All day Kindergarten here means that Mommy and little siblings will be walking to pick her up in the middle of nap time...which could be a good routine, at best, or a transitioning nightmare, at worst. Time will tell.
But, for the next two days, I'm going to enjoy my 3 little rugrats immensely here at home!
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