Don't Blink

22 years has come and gone.  Where did the time go...It just seems like yesterday that we brought Kustome home, 4 years later came Breck , and then 4 years after Breck, Baxter pulled up the end... Kustome recently moved out and Breck is getting married next week.  Kind of tugs on my heart strings a bit. I knew this day would come....just is a little harder than I expected. . I am so truly blessed to be a Mom..Can't think of anything that has made me smile more than these precious kids.  I am grateful to a Father in Heaven who entrusted them to me.  I have often thought , when they leave home will they remember what they have been taught. Will they remember how much they are loved , thought about , worried about....I hope they will always remember that they were this Mom's greatest blessing. Its crazy to think that not long ago it was diapers and trike's, big rubber balls, a gazillion baby dolls...and match box cars. We grew into cd's, ipods, and cell phones...scooters. quads, and then cars. Sometimes for a moment I wish I could go back to the smell of baby powder, little chunky baby cheeks , Gerber applesauce and pears....night time prayers when you tuck them in, and of course all the laughter, the door being left open ( so you can yell "were you born in a barn?) and candy wrappers that are tucked in the couch from that dang kid named "it wasn't me"...these are the moments I will miss. The saying is true...."don't blink" it really does come faster than we think. I am so grateful for this "Wonderful Life".