This evening was DS2's last high school chorus concert, and it was wonderful. The senior boys of the Men's Choir did an adorable rendition of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," and the Schola Cantorum was brilliant as always.
We'll get to hear him sing one more time, at graduation... and that may be it.
Already I'm sad. The end of an era is fast approaching. All three of my children are legal adults. DS2 is already enrolled in his classes for the fall, but I had to stop myself from typing "three college students" because DS1 is graduating tomorrow! So, two college students, but no high schoolers anymore.
It's so strange to think about how little they were once, and how big they are now. Me? I'm just the same, or at least I feel that way. Maybe that's what makes it so hard: they are growing and changing so much, and any changes (or growth) for me are nearly imperceptible.
Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Saturday, May 04, 2019
three weeks
In three weeks, school will be over. DS1 will have graduated. DS2 will have graduated. All the concerts, plays, dinners, and everything else will be over, too.
The past couple of weeks have bordered on maximum craziness, but for me personally? I'm just coasting to the finish, now. It has been a bit crazy. Last Friday, DS2 sang in a concert up in Paradise Valley, it was amazing and worth the drive; Tuesday, I helped move DS1 out of his college apartment (translation: I cleaned while he packed. College boys don't clean much, in my experience. Still, he's got his entire security deposit back as fas as I know.) Thursday, DH was in the hospital all day for a cerebral angiogram to investigate his AVM; the doctor reports it's non-threatening and no treatment is recommended for now (*whew*). Also Thursday, DS2's senior dinner, which was a bit stressful since DH didn't get released from the hospital until 5PM and the dinner started at 6. We made it, and it was the usual lovely evening of listening to the faculty heap praise and a little bit of teasing on the graduating seniors. My last unusual task for the week was to make a playlist for the junior high dance yesterday. With the help of a premium Spotify account, mission accomplished. The kids were much more enthusiastic about dancing this year and most everyone seemed to have a good time, even those kids who just sat against the wall watching everyone else be goofy. It was pretty great, but surprisingly exhausting for an hour-and-a-half event. Looking back at the week that just ended, the exhaustion is completely understandable.
Now I just have to keep track of the boys' remaining events, put the guest room (finally all repaired after the most recent plumbing disaster nearly 2 months ago!) back together in advance of my in-laws visit, and keep up with my grading. Nothing even hints at being a problem in that list...here's hoping it stays that way!
The past couple of weeks have bordered on maximum craziness, but for me personally? I'm just coasting to the finish, now. It has been a bit crazy. Last Friday, DS2 sang in a concert up in Paradise Valley, it was amazing and worth the drive; Tuesday, I helped move DS1 out of his college apartment (translation: I cleaned while he packed. College boys don't clean much, in my experience. Still, he's got his entire security deposit back as fas as I know.) Thursday, DH was in the hospital all day for a cerebral angiogram to investigate his AVM; the doctor reports it's non-threatening and no treatment is recommended for now (*whew*). Also Thursday, DS2's senior dinner, which was a bit stressful since DH didn't get released from the hospital until 5PM and the dinner started at 6. We made it, and it was the usual lovely evening of listening to the faculty heap praise and a little bit of teasing on the graduating seniors. My last unusual task for the week was to make a playlist for the junior high dance yesterday. With the help of a premium Spotify account, mission accomplished. The kids were much more enthusiastic about dancing this year and most everyone seemed to have a good time, even those kids who just sat against the wall watching everyone else be goofy. It was pretty great, but surprisingly exhausting for an hour-and-a-half event. Looking back at the week that just ended, the exhaustion is completely understandable.
Now I just have to keep track of the boys' remaining events, put the guest room (finally all repaired after the most recent plumbing disaster nearly 2 months ago!) back together in advance of my in-laws visit, and keep up with my grading. Nothing even hints at being a problem in that list...here's hoping it stays that way!
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