Well, it’s official. My little boy is all grown up and a big 3rd grader. I think this is the first year he is actually bigger than the backpack! He was so excited to start school that he just walked (or should I say ran) to the car this morning.
When he got home from school I asked him what is favorite thing was about 3rd grade. His response … I get a real math book! Not the kind you tear the pages out of. And even cooler, I get my very own planner!
Such a proud mom!
A friend of mine, Pam Brashear, recently wrote an amazingly honest article for OC Moms about how she is taking a break from reading blogs because what she reads is depressing. The perfect homes, the fancy meals, pictures of family vacations .. you get the idea.
Well, Pam threw out an idea on Facebook and I decided to go with it. So here is the first of hopefully many “Manic Monday” posts.
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| This is my living room … on a good day! |
I’m not perfect, and I’m sure many of you are not either. Join me and share your real life Manic Monday pictures. Let’s show the world that we are real people with real chaos in our lives.
Pam, Thanks for saying what many of us could not and for inspiring me to be as honest as possible with my readers.
What’s more fun than making a cake for your child’s birthday? Not much, but making these cakes and cupcakes for my friend Roxanne’s son Sam was a blast! Sure the baking insanity took over my life for two nights and the 30 minute car ride to the party was filled with anxiety that the cake would be destroyed … but his smile when he said “Light-neen M-keen” and “May-ter” was so worth it all.
Photos courtesy of Roxanne Hack.
I can’t believe summer is over and my little boy will be starting 3rd grade in just two days. Where did the time go?
It seems like the older I get, the faster the years go by … and the more I wish I could freeze time. My cuddly little boy is growing up so fast.
As I look at school pictures from the past 3 years, my mind is flooded with memories and my heart is filled with love. Through pictures like these, I can freeze time … at least in my mind.
Life with Dylan 