First day of School

Today when I woke up, it was different.
It was early. The days of sleeping in are over.
Aww Sheeeeet.
There was a foggy mist. It felt like fall.
AND it was the FIRST day of SCHOOL.
{insert happy dance!}

THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL?
How could that be? We just started summer, I swear.
I was just laying on the beaches of Maui thinking how nice it was that the kids were out of school.
I have to admit, I was a wee bit sad.
ok... a wee wee wee bit.... because I was not really sad at all.

I am sad that summer is over.
I am sad that my kids are not home all day {kinda!}
But I love when school starts.
It's normalcy. It's structure. It's scheduled and decided. AND I like that.

I will enjoy the next few weeks that just my son is home.
He attends Montessori school and it doesnt start for 2 more weeks.
{insert "I'm bored mom" every 5 minutes here!}
But, we will make sure to go get Starbucks in the morning together {because I can afford 1 and not 3!} and snuggle as much as we can. Well... because this morning he came in and snuggled with me, and then wrapped his arms tight around my neck and fell asleep....
that was all really good.
Until I woke up and he was feeling my right boob.
Then it got awkward.
I had to wake him up {he's almost 11} and tell him that he was having some sort of dream... if he knew I told you this, he may die....
It made me realize how fast my kids are growing... its all happening so fast.
Everyone told me it would, I just didnt really grasp it.
I did this morning as my right boob was being felt by my soon to be adolescent son.
{I swear he was just nursing}

So, although today I celebrate the freedom of it all.
I also mourn the reality of how fast time goes.
Before you know it, my youngest will be graduating and I will be done with this stage in my life.....
and that makes me sad.....