Growing Up Fast

Saturday, October 13th, 2007 at 9:58 pm

It is amazing how time flies. One minute I have a kid, the next minute I am mother to 6.
Kait will be 13 in January.

13. A teenager. In my house. In 3 months.

Then there is Sam. He will be 5 months next week and I am equally stunned at his rapid growth. Looking at pictures from just a few months ago makes me sad; I feel like it is all going by too quickly. I just want to slow down and treasure each moment.
People often ask me why I do it all. Why homeschool them? I get asked why I don’t put them in school, it would be easier, I would get more stuff done, I would have my ‘me’ time, I would get out of the house more.
I guess if I had been doing it all along it wouldn’t be a big deal, I would be desensitized to sending my kids away; but now, looking back, I cannot imagine missing out on so much of their young lives. I wouldn’t trade these memories for anything. Even ‘me’ time.