Moving On

Wow!  I can't believe it's been almost six months since I blogged anything...

Well, life takes over and what can you?

Speaking of life, I have experienced a lot of life changes in these past months.  My 42nd birthday came and went with a few unexpected surprises.  My daughter received her high school acceptance letters; she graduated from 8th grade; and we bid a bittersweet adieu to the school she has attended since kindergarten.

Now, my daughter is doing her high school summer prep courses and I still cannot get over the fact that she is no longer in grammer school.  I am longing for the days when she excitedly ran to me after school and said, "Guess what I did in school today!"  It scares me to think that in four short years we will be shopping for dorm room necessities instead of school uniforms...

I realize that life goes on, but I'm starting to feel "outdated"...kind of like a child's favorite toy that is now long forgotten - stuffed into a box and relegated to the garage. 

Being a stay home mom, I have kept busy with all of the activities at my daughter's school.  Bake sales, parents club meetings, yard duty, and faithfully attending every one of her sporting events.  Now that my daughter will be starting high school this fall, what will I do keep busy?  When I brought this up to my daughter, she said, with all of the wisdom only a fourteen-year-old girl can have, "Mom, get a life!"

That, my friends is exactly my point.  She has been my life up to now.  Everything I do (did?) revolved around her schedule.  Now that she is scheduling activities on her own, where do I fit into the picture?  I don't want to sound all "whiny" about this, but I do need to find something to occupy my time.

The options are endless and have me a little excited.  I can got back to school!  I can do more volunteer work!  I can train for the Bay-to-Breakers!

The one huge thing I have to do is - learn to let go of my baby girl!