We’re in the Outer Banks for an end-of-summer family vacation. All six of us: we managed to work in two weeks between end of summer jobs, beginning of college classes for my oldest two.

Three or four years ago, I wouldn’t have imagined that having all my children within arm’s reach, at the same time, would be such a fleeting, gossamer state.

Just back from dinner. They all walk faster than I do, now.

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  • Suzanne (Bryan) Brock

    “Three or four years ago, I wouldn’t have imagined that having all my children within arm’s reach, at the same time, would be such a fleeting, gossamer state.”

    Thank you for giving perspective to this mom of babies (6, 4, 2, 11 mo.). The days are long but the years are short.

  • Leslie in TX

    I remember when your daughter was born . . . it sometimes feels like a ‘mom club,’ growing up together (across the cyberspaces) in mommyhood as our children grow out of childhood. sigh.

  • LanaTron

    I was just having a conversation about this with my boys’ Scoutmaster yesterday coming home from a campout. It’s bittersweet having all my kids starting to forge their own paths in life. I love seeing the different paths they are on, but I miss the days when we were all a unit, and did everything together.

  • Sandra

    May I ask who the extra person is? I thought you had 3 boys (ahem, young men) and a girl?

  • Susan

    And a husband. 🙂

  • Sandra

    Thank you….I did wonder, but they all looked about the same age! 🙂

  • Natalie Nelson

    I have been using Writing with Ease, Workbook Level 1. I’m wondering how this (and it’s subsequent levels) compares to The Complete Writer: Writing with Ease, and how it is different.

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