3 Weeks

~ 3 weeks from today my baby starts 1st grade.

~ 3 weeks from today my baby will be going to school full day.

~ 3 weeks from today I will be home alone all day 2 days out of the week.

~ 3 weeks from today I no longer have a baby but a big boy.

How did this happen?? Where has the time gone??? It seems like just yesterday we were getting him ready to go to preschool. And now, 1st grade! Granted it’s not traditional 1st grade but the fact that he will be gone from 8:30 – 3 has my head spinning. I have been away from him for that long since I work every day. But 2 days a week I get to spend from 11:30AM on with him. I am going to need to find things to fill those empty hours.

I hear so many of my friends who have typical children be so excited that their children are gone and that they have time alone. They talk about always wanting to get rid of them as the kids “drive them crazy”. They talk about longing for school and after school activities to start. This has me always cringing. They should be enjoying every second possible with their kids! But I regress.

Over the next 3 weeks, I vow to devote as much attention to Tyler as I can. I will enjoy every second I have with him. And while he drives me crazy sometimes too with his behaviors, I vow to take a deep breath and count to 10 before getting upset. I have only 3 weeks to play outside in the afternoon on the swings. I have only 3 weeks to play ball in the afternoon. I have only 3 weeks to prepare 2 lunches. I have only 3 weeks to enjoy nap time together. I have only 3 weeks to make more wonderful memories with my little man.

There is another side of me that is looking forward for 3 week from today for:

~ the house can now get thoroughly cleaned.

~ boxes, from 5 years ago when we moved in, can get unpacked

~ my craft area can get organized

~ I can dedicate time to my photo greeting cards

~ I can dedicate time to my Longaberger business

~ I can take time to work out

~ I can take time to work in the garden

~ I can bake

~ I can create healthy, delicious meals for the week

~ I can sit and read my books.

3 weeks from today, life is going to change…..for the better.