B.U.S.Y.

Help! Jane! Stop this crazy thing!

I have been so busy for the past four days! Saturday was the Pinewood Derby and the boys cars performed beautifully, I was so proud of the both of them! Their cars were well done and unique to each of their personalities. Looking around at some of the Pinewood Derby cars, it was apparent that many of the parents took over or did a little more than "supervise."

I know it can be hard to let them do it themselves, I got a little crazy myself regarding the placement of the stickers. Jeremy said, Mommy, I just want it that way, I like all of the stickers. I felt bad that I was acting like the Sticker Gestapo with all of my, It Has To Be Straight nonsense! I finally let him do it by himself and it looked awesome!

They didn't win, but they had fun and they were good sports. I was so proud of their behavior and their kindness to the winners.

Saturday was also John's birthday, he turned nine. I can't believe it, really I can't. It feels like just yesterday that he was a baby looking to me for his every need. He is becoming more independent and growing up. I have seen him growing out of the things that he once enjoyed and it makes me sad.

I recently purchased some new bed linens for all of the boys rooms for when we move. When I was searching for linens that I thought they would prefer, I googled "Construction" because that is what John loves. I found some really adorable quilts and accessories and then I called John in to pick one out. We ended up in an online catalog called Company Kids. I showed him the quilts and he said, Mommy, I don't really like that one, it's kind of... I knew exactly what he was going to say but didn't want to lest he hurt my feelings. So I said, It's too babyish. He looked relieved to not have to say it and said, Yes.

We began to look at all of the other quilts and he settled on this blue plaid. It is a very nice quilt but I was so sad that he didn't want the construction ensemble. When I told my mother, I had to call grief counseling to go to her aid, she didn't take it well, neither did my sister. I am alright now, but it was touch and go for a while. No one told me that letting them grow up was going to be so hard!

Jeremy is still in the theme room mode and so he picked out pirates. Joe gets absolutely no say in the matter whatsoever, he gets airplanes. And he'll like it! He is also not allowed to get any bigger than he already is, there is only so much that I can bear!

After the Derby on Saturday, John had a small roller skating party with his friends. The boys had a blast and we had fun watching them! Laurie and I both agreed that the music wasn't that loud when we were 14. Boy did we feel old!

Sunday and Monday are a blur, but all I can say is, I was busy and now I'm tired.

I am, however, still looking to the finish!