nonstop day and night puking through pregnancy
a c-section
a vbac
nursing
camping in a lean-to in the Adirondacks
hiking along the Yellowstone River
full moons over the Palazzo Vecchio, the River Seine, the Tetons, Algonquin Park, the Atlantic
endless and absorbing information about lizards, constellations, bats, sharks, cats, turtles
construction projects such as "The Machine for Communicating with the Stars"
14 years of Montessori schools
Halloween lizard and turtle costumes
the School for Cats
lemonade and muffin stands
bass guitar, flute, piano
bunk bed theatre
soccer games and practices and skills and games and practices and skills
starring roles in musicals
total rejections by casting directors
a French family
serious illness
serious trouble
honors grades
failing grades
summer camp in North Carolina
8 jobs
4 colleges
2 hurricanes
12 comments:
whew!!! I hear ya!
And in another year or two you'll have a few more things to add to that impressive list.
I like the full moons over the beautiful terrain!
Judith
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It's hard to let them go, but it's worth it. You did a good job, Mom.
Jude
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What a life you've had! With lots more excitement to come, I'm sure.
Lisa
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Very neat!
V
All this, and so much more.....
:)
Very moving..... a simple list... says so much. Stacy
Robin, you make me envy your life as a mom... Lisa :-]
Your list, on top of all the emotional heartbreak of the hurricanes, made me both melancholy and appreciative of so much. Thanks for sharing. I think I'll make my own similar list on which I can then reflect during down moments.
A beautiful list, warm and vivid memories (and some not so warm, but so intimate), and very evocative for those of us in sync with you. My empty nesting has been tough this summer, but now life has opened up for me in a way I never would have expected, and I don't have kids at home to draw me away from it. Robin, I wish you well as you work through (very successfully, I trust and believe) the change in your life.
It only gets better.
Vicky
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What a great list! I'm going to make one of my own. Thank you.
Judi
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