Countdown

Tomorrow marks the two week mark until the kids go back to school.  All summer, we have been letting them stay up later than normal and sleep in too.  Well, that all changes tomorrow.  They both need to get back into their routines and go to bed on time, and wake up in the morning.  If they don't, the kids will never adjust, and I will be living in "heck".  Do any of you do this? 

Today was a bittersweet day.  My in-laws left tonight, taking Cousin with them.  It was wonderful seeing the three of them this weekend.  It is so good to see them with the kids, I know the kids miss having a bunch of family around like they did back in San Diego.  Maybe someday, the family will all move here ;)  Between Brian and I, our kids have a LOT of Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.  We both come from fairly large families, and here in Utah is just Brian, me, the kids, and my sister.  Come on Tiff, time to settle down and have your own kids so Prince and Princess can have some cousins that live close!  ;)  Just teasing!  Please, take your own time!

I do not know where the time is going, but it is already August.  My 30th birthday is just around the corner, and then school is starting.  I know I really am not that old, but why does time seem to go by so much faster as an adult?  I just want it to slow down.  My children are growing up too fast, which is one of the reasons why I have tried to just play most of this summer with the kids.  I want to enjoy them as much as possible.

My kids are the best, I just adore and love them so much.  I have learned that sometimes I feel bad because we don't have a lot of extra money for things that they want, but that is okay.  We have so much that we take for granted, and I need to stop that.  We have a home, cars, food, clothes, love, take vacations, and so much more.  We really have taken so much for granted.  Lately it was brought close to home how things could be so much worse.  When things look bleak, they really aren't.  I need to remember that there is always something great in every situation, including the bad ones.