Time moving too fast

(Picture of Charlie & his Barf - yes, it's name is Barf because it looks like it's neck threw-up and people have said it is a rat, elephant, dog, rabbit, or something else - Barf has to go everywhere with us and it is a very sad time when we lose it or if it needs washed.)

Well, I feel like I shouldn't blink or my kids might be 30 when I open my eyes again. Aleah being in the 3rd grade is hard work - I didn't realize what level she would be up too already. Her math takes me much longer to check and her spelling :( - some of the words I have to look up to see what they mean.

Cameron being in the 1st grade is just exhausting. He hates homework and it takes us over an hour just to get spelling words written and reading done - but I do have to say he has come a long ways in the last year. He's reading a lot of words now and he's doing rather well at math.

Charlie being two isn't as bad as with the other kids but he misses them so much during the day. He gets upset every morning when Dad takes Cam & Ali in the car and he has to stay with mom. This morning he ran outside with me and kept say, "I go too, Mom. I go too!"


I volunteer at the school for lunch recess duty - that's interesting. Cam loves that I'm there and comes to give me hugs & kisses in between running around with his friends. Aleah will come to say hi, but then is off and will pretend like I don't exist - I tried to give her a hug yesterday, and she said, "Please don't embarrass me, Mom."

I want them all to freeze at age 4 where they can do most things by themselves, but still think Mom & Dad are the greatest people on earth and we are all-knowing, all-powerful, & all-important.