My Life as a COMMA!

Last night I was able to create a brand. new. memory…one for the record books!  AND it just about made me puke!!!

So…… it all started last Wednesday when my sweet son brought home this.

Now…he knew this was already a hard day for me.  He had been up at 3:30 am and told me how sorry he was for this day and how much he loved me! (insert proud mom smile and heavy sigh!  Awwww..;)….) But little did he know…the above manilla envelope would basically….throw me into a tail spin!!

I saw it.  I looked at it. Then, I did what any mom would do….. I threw it on the table and refused to open it!  I mean, seriously!  Do these people not understand that I am just trying to make it through the day….week!!!??!!  NO…they send me this…and expect me to fill it out too!!

So, as any great parent would do….I didn’t read it…until Sunday night!  I sat down, with my baby by my side, and we read the entire packet for his 7th grade (that is JUNIOR HIGH) enrollment!  We read through every paper (and there were lots of them!) and discussed it all.  He decided to take all pre-AP classes and a block course that has a tasting of all electives.  There. Done mom.

What?  Excuse me?  It is not that easy. This is my baby boy.  This is not supposed to be happening!!!

I know there are many of you….that have experienced this.  AND I know you’ve lived to tell about it!  Well………I’m still not convinced! 🙂

All kidding aside…for now…..it was a very momentous occasion.  We went to the school.  I have not set foot in that school since I had to pick up my baby sister once when she was sick! (and that was quite some time ago)  I sat in a desk in one of the class rooms and kind of glazed over as she went through the packet and all they would be going through. She talked about lockers..and books…and stuff that elementary kids just don’t experience!

Wait a minute!  Where did the time go? How did we get here?  I know this didn’t just happen….but it did.  It hit me like a ton of bricks…like a train that came out of nowhere!  Actually….it didn’t.  I knew this day was coming.  I knew this was going to happen.  He is growing up.  He is becoming more independent.  He is changing……..

I want to scream…..STOP!  Don’t do it!  Don’t grow up!  But then…..I want to encourage him…..  To become MORE than he can imagine….to do MORE than he ever thought he could!  He has such a sweet heart and I can only imagine all that God has planned for him!  I am so excited to get to be a part of his life!

So, even though this is a milestone I never was able to walk through with his brothers….I am THANKING GOD for giving me the opportunity to walk through it with him.  I can’t believe I got to be a mommy again….I can’t believe He chose me to be Bryce’s mom!  I am the luckiest person on this earth.

 There is a huge reason I call Bryce my rainbow.  Because on nights like last night….as I walk through new memories….with butterflies in my stomach…..He again reminds me that He is with me and He will carry me through ANYthing…..

even Junior High!!!

God…grant me strength! 🙂