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My Life Thus Far
2015-10-11 06:23:43 (UTC)

It's So Hard Accepting

I'm having the hardest time fathoming that my daughter is 16 years old, and still not home because she's at the Kingston Homecoming dance with her boyfriend. Most days I handle it just fine, but every now and then it hits me hard. Like today, when I was helping her do her hair and makeup, and she looks so much like me with a little black eyeliner (my trademark) and shimmer shadow. She doesn't wear makeup, so I don't see that side of her. She is so striking, and everyone tells me how much she looks like me. I don't think I'm striking, but even I can admit she looks like me. It's so hard accepting that she's growing up (and so fast). Soon she'll be gone... I hope she feels like we're preparing her for what's ahead.

Keenan is so stinkin' cute. All day he's been a little bit mopey because he wanted to go to Homecoming, too. I don't think he fully understood what exactly Homecoming is. He asked me if I'd be his date, and right up until the moment Annie and Colin left, he was upset. As a consolation, I took him and Kiki to Red Robin for dinner, then we went to Ross and I bought them some new pants (may not sound like a good time, but both of them have shot up and only have their uniform pants that fit right). After that we stopped at Target for candy. We had a great time together. It's really something I don't get to do with them as often as I'd like. Annie gets to do things the littles don't get to do, so I want them to feel special when she's off doing her teenager things.

I'm a little offended by how tired I am right now. Usually staying up is no problem at all, but tonight I'm struggling to stay away. I want to be up when Annie gets home, so she can tell me how it was! Snookums is out in the living room working on math homework, so he'll be up for awhile. I work early-ish, too. So the desire to sleep is strong. Must push through...

After eating way too much candy, I feel like I need something savory/salty to balance it out. Maybe I'll go make myself a grilled cheese sandwich. I got some more of my favorite vegan cheese, Chao creamy original, and it tastes soooooo good in a grilled cheese. Okay, now I'm committed. I want it!




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