Tuesday, May 20, 2008

I am gonna miss this....

I love this song by Trace Adkins, "Your gonna miss this." Do you ever think about that time (those of you who still have little ones at home)? That time when our babies are grown, gone and all is quiet. I do... I probably obsess about it. I just can't stand the thought. Sure there's things that I look forward too. Like grand kids, traveling with William, a hot meal, a hot cup of coffee and a full night of sleep. But I have to say for the most part I can't imagine my life being any other way but taking care of kids. I guess that's the scary part of it just not knowing what's to come. I know I'm gonna miss so much. Sure there are days and moments when I feel like a crazed lunatic and wish they were (would get out and get a job) all grown and gone but I really don't. The fleeting moments, and I do mean fleeting, of silence that I have, doesn't take long for me to miss the noise. I can't imagine not hearing the giggles, the "I love yous", and even the all our wars. How quite that world will be. I can't imagine not having a mess to clean up for no reason other than just making a mess. So I constantly remind my self that I best enjoy it now because it won't be too long now. When I'm exhausted and don't want to take one more kid to ball practice, games, or help one more with homework I best just sit back and take it all in. One thing I do know, I am going to miss this...

1 comments:

Sharon said...

Yes, I always dreaded the day the kids would leave too. If I had my way they would stay here forever. My youngest baby bird is getting ready to leave the nest. He left before but found his way back. It's going to be quiet without him here. Not that he's here that much but I will miss him! AND he's my in-house tech support!!
I'm right there with ya, I remember how crazed and nuts I felt when they were younger, but the older I get the more I realize I wish I would have let more housework go and just hung out with the kids, enjoy them even more than I did. Like Dan asked when we started watching Bubba "why didn't we enjoy our kids this much?" I guess we were too busy being parents. And the time does fly by!