tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528470033811673980.post8754647490546324623..comments2023-10-23T20:14:05.916-05:00Comments on Ruth's Rambles...: And so Summer Begins...with Adventure Day Camp!Hi from Ruth!http://www.blogger.com/profile/04696686601621200587noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528470033811673980.post-27220048534912201242010-07-07T16:44:26.802-05:002010-07-07T16:44:26.802-05:00Ruth,
I feel like the sage experienced mom saying...Ruth,<br /><br />I feel like the sage experienced mom saying... I TOTALLY GET IT!!!! It was two years ago that Isaiah went to his first VBS and it was totally the same. From criminal checks to a little talk with his teacher, I feel like we are living parallel lives! Last year was easier, and this year - we both said goodbye after five minutes. I am very happy that it is only a few times a year, however...donna edwardsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528470033811673980.post-74073300317252395092010-07-05T14:57:34.300-05:002010-07-05T14:57:34.300-05:00Hi Ruth! Yesterday we left our 11 year old daughte...Hi Ruth! Yesterday we left our 11 year old daughter at my mothers in Quebec City. She will get the chance over the next two weeks to visit both sets of Grandparents and all of her aunts, uncles and cousins. I did feel happy for her..and did my best to be cheerful when we left her...but to see her wave as we drove me away, drove me to tears. I am pretty certain that through my tears I asked my husband to turn around as I had changed my mind. Luckily for our daughter her father kept driving away. I realize that this will be a blessed experience with her family. Yet I already miss growling at her about leaving her socks on the living room floor. ..and the toothpaste left in the sink. Well, summer is for fun and learning. As Joy so nicely put it....growth toward independence. Perhaps not just for our children....heeheeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2528470033811673980.post-35177638141196043712010-07-05T11:59:11.222-05:002010-07-05T11:59:11.222-05:00No, don't think there's anything wrong wit...No, don't think there's anything wrong with you! (But this is coming from a girl who had a stay-at-home mom, went to a tiny Christian school & tiny church, never went out with friends socially, other than youth group, and thinks letting kids loose in schools and unsupervised social settings is generally asking for trouble). Hoping the first-day jitters pass, and that this becomes a time of positive growth toward independence for Matthew, and eventually welcome opportunity for you to have a few days to yourself this summer...Joyhttp://joyandgeoffsplace.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com