Hello? Is this thing on?

Ok, it is pretty obvious that I need to dedicate a little more time to the blogging world. Is the excuse that life is busy for a mom of three a viable one? I am guessing-no. So, life in the Lindsey house has been sort of hectic.

• Madeline and Brady started back to school. Officially a sophomore and a junior.
• Claire registered for Pre-first grade. Not to be confused with Kindergarten (so says my 5 year old).
• Madeline landed her first job.

Many bittersweet moments over the last few weeks have made feel old, weepy, happy, etc. You name the emotion and I have been there this month. How did I end up with two teenagers? Just a few short weeks ago they were babies, toddling around crying for more juice and vying for my attention.

I remember quite vividly driving Madeline to her first day of Kindergarten and listening to her tell me, "So this is college? Hmm, over there is the playground. Mom, if you just drop me off at the door I am sure I can find the cafeteria." Today she drove to school with Brady in tow-Wow!

When Brady was 10 and going to his first day of fifth grade, I was in the car line at school to drop him off. We had already dropped Madeline off for her first day of sixth grade at the middle school. I was nearly one month postpartum and emotions were on red alert. I noticed he was a little uneasy. I asked him if he was ok. He said, "Yeah, I just haven't ever been to a first day of school without Madeline." UGH! I was a blubbering fool before we ever made it to the school doors. Those two don't like for anyone to know they actually like each other but truth is they are rarely choose to be apart.

We will soon thrust another out the door into the world of school. Claire will start mid-August. When I took her to register there were tons of kids crying and clinging to their mother's legs. I was not the exception, however, mine was crying and clinging because she wanted to STAY. She wants to carry school books, do computer research and have homework just like Madeline and Brady. In her mind she is a teenager. Hopefully this zeal for school will always be with her. Wishful thinking? Ehh, maybe.

Speaking of zeal, did you see up there where I mentioned Madeline landed her first job? She wasn't very keen on the idea of working until the first glorious paycheck rolled in and then she was hooked. So hooked in fact that she actually went to work her second week on her off day. Ha! Bless it!