Thursday, December 31, 2009

Happy New Year My Friends

I am in awe of the flight of time. Here I sit again wishing good things to you for the new year. It blows my mind that it is already time to do it again. Even though I look to the future more than I look to the past, waking up and finding a whole year has frittered away makes me uncomfortable. I don't want the passage of time to accelerate. Aw, yeah, it's inevitable but that doesn't make me embrace it. In fact, I am fighting a feeling of suffocation with the loss of time. Sort of like one might feel when in a submerged car and water starting to rise in the cab. Guess it's time to find some words to comfort me and help me deal with this angst.

On a lighter note, there are many things to look towards in this coming year.
If everything goes as planned, my daughter will graduate from high school. I watched a PBS show last night on teen girls and growing up. One of the girls profiled was a Mexican American who graduated high school with honors and was on the road to college. It made me ball just watching her commencement so I believe I might have to medicate so I don't lose it a E's graduation. And she will be moving on to college which I am so excited for her experience.

My son will graduate eighth grade and have a commencement program which isn't as serious as the seniors but still be pretty emotional. He is going to jazzed about being out of the clutches of the middle school principal and on to the more forgiving atmosphere of high school. (heehee, that's funny to say- that high school is easier than middle school but I mean only the setting is more relaxed, the work definitely isn't). I think he will bloom even more than this year.

The band will travel to New York City to perform and visit for a few days in May. I suppose Ill be choosing to stay behind and fund E's wisdom tooth extraction instead of hitting NYC with them. I know the kids are looking forward to the awesome trip.

I will get to go to Michigan for the 4th of July trip. That makes me happy just thinking about being on the pontoon with a fishing pole in my hands.

What are things you are looking towards in the coming year?

Happy New Year with the best wishes I can possible send you all.

2 Comments:

Blogger Anne said...

Happy new year to you too!

Fern said the same thing about high school, that middle school was so rigid, in hs, "they just don't care about that, mom."

1:02 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

She is doing well then?
I know the high school principal here is much nicer and still maintains control nicely.

5:37 AM  

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