Chauffeur Duties

OK, my friend just reminded me of the importance of ... journaling, actually, and how you forget about the little things and if you journal, you can go back and remember them. So now and then I may post a small post, just to remember a little thing.

CHAUFFEUR. I never really knew what that word meant until this period of my life. Each child wants to be involved in different things, at school, church, or in the community. I am grateful that there are so many choices of activities, and so many opportunities for them to experience.

David's been going to the Robotics group--NASA has an annual national competition where high school students can create a robot to complete different tasks. They meet almost every day.

Teresa is in this year's musical at the middle school: "The Wiz." As the performance gets closer (March), they practice more and more.

Kara is in Destination Imagination (like Robotics, a little, or Science Olympiad), and she's in a gymnastics class this term.

They each also have church activities and meetings.

These are all good things. Here's my point: I am in the car a LOT! No, really. A LOT. And we even live close to schools and the church.

So, I am thankful for transportation, and that we have the funds to pay for the gas it takes to get places. I go crazy with calendaring and pick-up times and trying to arrange carpools.

People say I'll miss it when I don't have to do it anymore! (Well, they also said that about the little-kid messy-runny-nose-no-attention-span-preschool-stage-where-you-wonder-why-you-go-to-church-each-week-stage. I have yet to cry that those days are past...) I think I'm more of a "enjoy today some, and look forward to the next adventure" type person. I rarely become sad because stages are over.

OK. Having said that, I think I WILL be sad when each child leaves for college, and they're not in our house all the time anymore.

I'm rambling now. More thoughts later, Kari