http://planetmfiles.com/2008/08/04/be-here-now/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-here-now Welcome to Our Planet! It's filled with kids, dogs, and crocheted guinea pigs! (A real guinea pig, too!) Sat, 12 May 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://planetmfiles.com/2008/08/04/be-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Crying and School Supplies Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:04:20 +0000 http://planetmfiles.com/?p=19#comment-25 [...] Yesterday I cried and organized school supplies.  (Not a big ugly cry, just some tears.)  I do not like when my kids go back to school after summer vacation.  I know, I have no right to be this upset.  My children are healthy and happy.  They are well fed, they have a roof over their heads and comfy beds to sleep in.  I am thankful for all of this.  So very thankful.  But, I can’t help it.  I will miss them.  I feel this more strongly as they get older and it is becoming a reality to me that childhood ends.  When they were little, I didn’t think about this.  More often I would think in terms of, “I can’t wait until they sleep through the night”, “I can’t wait until they can walk”, “I can’t wait until they can feed themselves”, stuff like that.  Now, I think, “Wait, how can my oldest son be entering 10th grade, didn’t he just graduate pre-school?”, “How can my daughter be entering 7th grade, didn’t she just learn to crawl?”, and “How can my baby be entering 6th grade, middle school, wasn’t he just in the baby bouncy seat?”  And, of course, I keep reminding myself, enjoy this now. [...] [...] Yesterday I cried and organized school supplies.  (Not a big ugly cry, just some tears.)  I do not like when my kids go back to school after summer vacation.  I know, I have no right to be this upset.  My children are healthy and happy.  They are well fed, they have a roof over their heads and comfy beds to sleep in.  I am thankful for all of this.  So very thankful.  But, I can’t help it.  I will miss them.  I feel this more strongly as they get older and it is becoming a reality to me that childhood ends.  When they were little, I didn’t think about this.  More often I would think in terms of, “I can’t wait until they sleep through the night”, “I can’t wait until they can walk”, “I can’t wait until they can feed themselves”, stuff like that.  Now, I think, “Wait, how can my oldest son be entering 10th grade, didn’t he just graduate pre-school?”, “How can my daughter be entering 7th grade, didn’t she just learn to crawl?”, and “How can my baby be entering 6th grade, middle school, wasn’t he just in the baby bouncy seat?”  And, of course, I keep reminding myself, enjoy this now. [...]

]]> http://planetmfiles.com/2008/08/04/be-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Gayle Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:07:53 +0000 http://planetmfiles.com/?p=19#comment-6 You are a NUT!!!! (FlyingSquirrel is my daughter!) Silly girl! You are a NUT!!!! (FlyingSquirrel is my daughter!) Silly girl!

]]> http://planetmfiles.com/2008/08/04/be-here-now/comment-page-1/#comment-5 FlyingSquirrel Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:53:48 +0000 http://planetmfiles.com/?p=19#comment-5 When I hear the word Meloncholi I think of a wet mushroom shaking around in a forest of tall grass and a large slimy snail with teeth, very sharp teeth getting ready to eat it. :D I like your blog When I hear the word Meloncholi I think of a wet mushroom shaking around in a forest of tall grass and a large slimy snail with teeth, very sharp teeth getting ready to eat it. I like your blog

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