{"id":1032,"date":"2010-09-06T07:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-06T11:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2010-09-06T07:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-06T11:58:00","slug":"goodbye-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1032","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye Summer&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">It is 8:23 a.m. and my house is so quiet and peaceful. &nbsp;All my babes are still tucked in and sound asleep. &nbsp;I am sad it is the last day for this. &nbsp;Yesterday we rushed back from my in-laws to finish up that last minute shopping we needed to get done.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TITlYRt0wmI\/AAAAAAAADpg\/r6lh1AORINs\/s1600\/DSC_0992.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"348\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/TITlYRt0wmI\/AAAAAAAADpg\/r6lh1AORINs\/s400\/DSC_0992.JPG\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">My mom has sent us food via Sanj&#8217;s cousin from Maryland. &nbsp;What a treat! &nbsp;The boys were so excited to get their favourite curries in a hurry. &nbsp;I was happy to just heat and eat. &nbsp;Thanks Mom, for your thoughtfulness and love. &nbsp;I went off to bed as I was sick with a fever and what not. &nbsp;Sure enough, I am followed my 5 of my kiddies, scrabbling for a spot on the bed. &nbsp;I absolutely love this! &nbsp;As much as I wish the bed was bigger so that I am not falling off, I love the traffic jam of love. &nbsp;I love that they desire to be with me.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">This morning, Tyler nudged me over and came and fell back asleep in my bed. &nbsp;This babe of mine is off to high school tomorrow. &nbsp;How is that possible? &nbsp;He is excited. &nbsp;He has been shopping for his clothes with excitement. &nbsp;He has been walking around with the lock for his locker perfecting the combination that everyone around him knows his combo. &nbsp;His class schedule has been floating from one spot to another. &nbsp;He is ready. &nbsp;I am not.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I feel this ache in my throat thinking of my Tyler out in the big world of high school. &nbsp;School was so hard for him. &nbsp;In JK he cried every day 6 weeks&#8230; &nbsp;which meant I cried&#8230; Letters and numbers were so hard. &nbsp;There was such a dance to get the snow pants on, boots, mitts, hat, coat&#8230; Oh my goodness! &nbsp;It was so hard. &nbsp;Then one day, he finally got it&#8230; letters, numbers and &nbsp;it all made sense. &nbsp;I watched my gentle giant of a boy grow through all the hard stuff and now&#8230; it is time&#8230; he IS ready. &nbsp; I am not.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I know that high school will be great. &nbsp;He will be great. &nbsp;He is such a beautiful child with such a pure heart. &nbsp;I love this kid of mine. &nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I find it a little unnerving that in high school we don&#8217;t go in with them. &nbsp;A good-bye, maybe a discreet kiss in the car and off they go&#8230; into the big world. &nbsp;Sammy will be great&#8230; he loves life&#8230; for him&#8230; grade 10&#8230; here he comes.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I will be at Rhema dropping off my other babes. &nbsp;This year it is SK, grade 3, grade 5 and grade 7 that we will be tacking. &nbsp;Interestingly they are all odd grade years&#8230; the odd number years are apparently the harder years&#8230; yikes!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then what? &nbsp;I haven&#8217;t decided. &nbsp;Maybe I will just come home. &nbsp;I am feel melancholy today. I am sure tomorrow it will be different.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Oh, by the way, Girls&#8230; you&#8217;d better watch out, here comes Tyler!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Dear God,<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Thank you for trusting me with this lives of these 6 wonderful boys I am so privileged to call my sons. &nbsp;Tomorrow is a big day&#8230; &nbsp;summer is over. &nbsp;(Sniff sniff) Please hold my babes hand as they leave me. &nbsp;I love them so much. &nbsp;Maybe tomorrow &nbsp;be a great beginning for each of them (and me).<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Amen<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is 8:23 a.m. and my house is so quiet and peaceful. &nbsp;All my babes are still tucked in and sound asleep. &nbsp;I am sad it is the last day for this. &nbsp;Yesterday we rushed back from my in-laws to &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=1032\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1032\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}