A mother's ramblings

Nostalgic moments don't hit me very often, but when they do, watch out. Something as simple as watching Lexi practice spelling words with Dave brought back all kinds of memories. I can't believe it's been 5+ years since I sat watching Zach in that very same spot going over words with Dave the night before a spelling test. There's no way time could have passed so quickly. I look at my son, almost grown, and think "Where is that little boy who could study a word list one night and ace the test the next day?" I know where he is. He is now taking ITBS tests and discussing algebra questions with Dave the next day. He, just last night, talked me into DQ because he stuck out a season of wrestling after we gave him the option of quitting. He wears a size ten shoe. Just yesterday, I said "When did you get taller than me?" and he said with a shy little smile, "I don't know".

And don't get me started on Lexi. I recently dreamed she was 1 year old like Leah is now. Man, I miss playing with her and and I miss her chubby little cheeks. All the animal sounds we taught her and what a deer says (grunt). And look at her now, she's still cute and fun to play with although her cheeks are thinner :) She's as sharp as a tack when it comes to school.

Trey will soon be in Kindergarten and practices reading words whenever he can. He tells the funniest stories and entertains his preschool teachers constantly. He gets bored at home with me but I think we will both miss our time together next year.

It seems like just yesterday that I was constantly feeding and holding and cuddling Leah. Right now, she is trying to cut her 13th tooth, eats food only if she has a fork to use by herself, and has no time to cuddle because she walks (and runs) everywhere.

That's a little more Christmas letterish than I meant to get today. Since I didn't send one out this year, maybe that's a good thing!