Sorry for the gap in posts; work has been busy and so has getting Sprat ready to go off to College. I had no idea there was so much paperwork involved in this college thing. I do not think there was this much paperwork in buying our first house and signing for our first mortgage. Every day there is a new email with more things to do and sign that we have read.
I must admit, I have felt a little overwhelmed these last few weeks trying to prepare for this send off. I am so afraid I am going to forget something that he might need for school and there is just not a Walmart or even a drug store on every corner in Boston.
In the midst of all of my own worry and fretting my very sweet Sprat brought me this book this morning. It is a photo album that he and one of his girl friends put together for me. It is some of his baby pictures and it is the sweetest, thoughtful gesture I think he has ever made. I was blown away. Big ugly tears today as I think about him leaving home for the Big City. Today, I feel like I may have done some things right, today I feel very blessed and a little sad that I did a good job raising this one. He is going to go off on his own and make his own way in this big old world.
You know we talk about this when they are young, but I am here to tell you that nothing has prepared me for this. You want them to go off and be successful but nothing prepares you on how to deal with them being so good at this going off part. My heart is full of love, pride, and sadness today as I think I only have four weeks left with this very sweet kid that I have spent the last eighteen years preparing for this very thing.
Stay tuned for the drama to come . . . .
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