The Last Days of Summer

So this is the last full week before school starts. I can not tell if I am happy or dreading it. Happy because I will be free, during the day. I am free but them that also means that I have to get up early to get the girls to school. This week we have little things scheduled, nothing big. We are sleeping in and relaxing. So much relaxing that we all took a nap yesterday, the girls and I were watching a movie and the next thing I knew, we were all snoring. So much for that movie.

I am not sure what to think as I get to this next step in the girls lives. I mean, they will both be in school full time. I really thought when I stopped working, that this would be the year that I went back to work. That was my plan. I know now that, that is not going to happen. There is no way I could go back to work. There are too many things going on, I mean, I sit in the girls classroom at least once a week. Actually Princess Seriously asked if I would do something different, like if she could sign me up for grading papers at home. You think she has hit the point where she does not want me in her class? All I could do was laugh and tell her sign me up for that. I don't mind those things, it is part of her growing up. I spend enough time her and she knows that I am available for her. Princess Girly Girl wants to know if I am going to spend all day with her in the class.

Well back to going back to work. When I quit working, I thought I would be back so fast that it would not be even funny. I had no clue I would embrace being a stay at home mom. Now the week before "it" is about to happen, I sit here thinking what was I thinking back then? Watching my girls grow, I never thought I would be the one to grow up too.

So here is to growing up. All of us.