So my 15 year old daughter has a new crush. He's the starting tight end on our local high school football team and an all around good kid. Fortunately, that crush goes both ways. It's so fun to watch them do the "I like you and you like me but now what do we do?" dance. They smile at each other a lot but when it comes to actually talking they lose any ability to speak at all. And any time my daughter does manage to get a few words out she spends the next half an hour lamenting how stupid she sounded. Like tonight she left him a message asking him when his first game was so she could go. We were driving in the car and all of a sudden I hear this deep gasp from the back seat with an "Oh boy..." I could sense her sudden adrenaline rush and almost hear her heart rate triple. The conversation was short, when and where the game was, ending with an "Okie dokie, I'll be there! Bye!" This guy really has her flustered. "Oh my gosh! I can't believe I just said okie dokie! That was the most retarded thing that could have ever come out of my mouth! Grandma says okie dokie! He probably thinks I'm the most retarded person ever!" Actually, I'm thinking he's probably walking about 3 feet off the ground right now because she said she's coming to watch him play and I'm sure his mom will have something to say about all this when she brings his little sister for piano lessons in the morning. We've been dropping hints to each of them about the other for a loooong time.
What I love about all this though is how it brings back those feelings and memories of when my husband and I first started dating. The butterflies, the blood pressure spike that happened every time the phone would ring because it might be him, the electric shock when his hand would brush mine. And the hope that maybe he would be thinking about me right that moment. After almost 19 years our love has deepened and become something every girl dreams of. I am not only loved but cherished and we are still very much IN love. But there's nothing quite like those first few weeks of discovery and excitement. It's fun to be able to enjoy that with my girls.
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Back to school
School starts in a week. I'm never quite prepared for the end of summer. I wish there were some way to put a recording under my kids' pillows and have them learn through osmosis while they're sleeping so they could just stay home and we could play all the time.
I'm only sending three back to school this year which is a little weird. My sophomore is excited to go back and see all her friends, but not so much for the actual school part of things. She's got a tough course load this year including two advanced placement classes. My seventh grader has been ready to go back since the middle of July. She's starting at a new school this year and says she's looking forward to the opportunity to start over. My fourth grader would be content to sit at home and play video games for the rest of his life. He told me over the summer that he could learn everything he needed from his ps2 and DS so why does he even need to go to school? That was one the best laughs I had all summer...
They all love back to school shopping though. My two younger children are attending a charter school so they get uniforms. I love that, it puts everyone on a level playing field that way. I learned a long time ago to give my high schooler money and let her do her thing when it comes to buying clothes. Fortunately she has good taste and knows our standards when it comes to fashion. Not to mention she's one of those girls who could put on a potato sack and make it look good. They all love buying school supplies though. There's something satisfying about new binders and pencils. You can learn a lot about a kid by the folders they pick out.
So $400 later, it's time for them to go and I'm back to an empty house for the majority of the day. It takes me a bit to adjust to that, I get lonely the first few weeks of school. Don't get me wrong, I'm not just sitting around being bored. There's just no one to stand across the bed and laugh while we fold laundry now.
I'm only sending three back to school this year which is a little weird. My sophomore is excited to go back and see all her friends, but not so much for the actual school part of things. She's got a tough course load this year including two advanced placement classes. My seventh grader has been ready to go back since the middle of July. She's starting at a new school this year and says she's looking forward to the opportunity to start over. My fourth grader would be content to sit at home and play video games for the rest of his life. He told me over the summer that he could learn everything he needed from his ps2 and DS so why does he even need to go to school? That was one the best laughs I had all summer...
They all love back to school shopping though. My two younger children are attending a charter school so they get uniforms. I love that, it puts everyone on a level playing field that way. I learned a long time ago to give my high schooler money and let her do her thing when it comes to buying clothes. Fortunately she has good taste and knows our standards when it comes to fashion. Not to mention she's one of those girls who could put on a potato sack and make it look good. They all love buying school supplies though. There's something satisfying about new binders and pencils. You can learn a lot about a kid by the folders they pick out.
So $400 later, it's time for them to go and I'm back to an empty house for the majority of the day. It takes me a bit to adjust to that, I get lonely the first few weeks of school. Don't get me wrong, I'm not just sitting around being bored. There's just no one to stand across the bed and laugh while we fold laundry now.
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