...gratefulness

...gratefulness wednesday

Today was the last day of school for my two peeps

and I'm saying

~ WWWWHHHHHOOOOO~HOOOOOOO! ~

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(I am grateful we have been given another, very successful school year!)

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No

I didn't fall and hit my head

there's too many boxes everywhere for that!!

and stuff

lots o` stuff!

lost

looking for somewhere to be ~

(another days post)

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( I am grateful that subject can be another post!)

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but seriously

I'm the kind of mom that

simply

loves having them around!

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(I am grateful that I love being their mom!)

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I

 HATE

(pause)

(such a strong, negative word that I only use it when necessary!)

that being said, let me say it again

I Hate

 the song "The cat's in the cradle"

because

EVERYTIME

i hear it

... I bawl

I didn't say cry

I said bawl!!

(that gut wrenching fetive holiday song "Christmas Shoes" does that to me too!)

(I swear I have have the little match stick girl complex!)

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(I am gratefull I have a sensitive heart)

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Time is soooo quick

it seems as if it was just yesterday that I was adoringly rocking them in my arms

now

Nathan can pick me up in his!

LOL!!

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(I am grateful they are STRONG, healthy, happy young adults)

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As they get older, our summers get busier

as in 

that cool breeze that just went by was a ~ f.b.s.!!

(f.b.s. = fly by summer!!!)

We no sooner get to the beach

slather on the spf

 stick our feet in the sand

and target has college ruled paper and mechanical pencils on their shelves!!

(sniff, sniff...gone, baby gone are the days of crayola crayons!)

(love the smell and feel of a fresh box of crayons!)

and I'm thinking

HEY,

 where'd the summer go?!

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so I am grateful for each and every precious moment .

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especially now,

seriously

two teenagers = lots o' friends 

and I hear things like:

 we love ya` mom...

but can I have the keys to the car

and

oh by the way, some $ for a movie too?!

or how about can I have a friend over for dinner

and 4 show up

 I think it's my cooking ~ HA!!HA!!

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(I am gratefull I can, do & enjoy cooking!)

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 but

I know very soon they will be off to college and on down the road

and I'll be at the kitchen sink

 doing just a few little dishes

humming

...the cat's in the cradle

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gratefully yours,