So, here I sit-one week and one day away from the end of my Summer vacation-I’m not sure if I’m supposed to be happy or sad-because my emotions run both sides at any given moment.<\/p>\n
I have had an unusually long Summer-I was out an entire 10 days before Landen was out of school so I had those 9 days to chill just alone-which I can tell you was amazing. \u00a0I love spending time with my baby-but home without him is much more quite.<\/p>\n
Zak came home the last 3rd week in May and I have enjoyed having him home for the Summer-I often forgot how much I missed him throughout the school year because I’m so busy. \u00a0The end of Summer means he will be returning to college-which makes me so freaking SAD! \u00a0As proud as I am of my oldest boy, I miss him\u00a0desperately\u00a0through the school year. So much at times my heart almost feels as if it might break in half. \u00a0I know he is getting older-OMG he is going to be 20 (TWENTY) on Monday-he will forever remain that one little bundle that changed my life forever-making me a mom.<\/p>\n
Connor has enjoyed his Summer doing nothing before he starts college this month-we encouraged him to get a job-but he would have none of it saying he needed to enjoy his Summer like everyone else-I hated to have to be the one to remind him that Summer takes on an entire new meaning once you graduate, unless you get a job in education (like me). \u00a0He has however in the last week filled out a few applications, which makes me happy because he is staying here in Macomb and going to a local community college and will have the time to work and I think a job will give him such a sense of pride and validation.<\/p>\n
My sweet little Landen has enjoyed Summer exactly how an almost 8 year old should. \u00a0Staying up late, sleeping in and lots of video games. \u00a0It seems as if he has grown 20 inches this summer and the change from little boy to big boy seems to have happened in 11 short weeks. \u00a0I especially notice the change when I shoot him. \u00a0That little boy look is quickly being replaced by the face of a young man-as much as I long for him to stay little-there is something very amazing about the fact that soon enough he will take the same path as his brothers and grow up into what I hope is an amazing man. \u00a0Time goes so quickly and no one knows that better than me since I have the constant reminders in his big brothers.<\/p>\n
As far as my Summer adventures? \u00a0Well-we didn’t go on any huge vacation-I didn’t run my booty off taking my kids all over the place. \u00a0One of my favorite things about Summer is the fact that I can sit down and scrap-and scrap I did. \u00a0I made so many pages this Summer-so many more than I can swing during the school year. \u00a0Besides staying up late and sleeping in that is the thing I will miss the most when I return to work. \u00a0I love being able to get 3+ LO’s a week done for the amazing Sweet Shoppe Designs designers-they work so hard packing the store every week, it’s a great feeling being able to showcase so many of their products each week.<\/p>\n
So I feel as if I’ve rambled on long enough-really about nothing important-or maybe it IS important-nothing HUGE, nothing breathtaking-but REAL LIFE-and honestly, I guess that is the most important thing ever-living your life-the way that you want and realizing that upon reflection, you didn’t need to do anything mind boggling to make memories. \u00a0Embrace YOUR everyday!<\/p>\n
Happy Thursday Sweet Shoppers!<\/p>\n
ShannonG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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