Happy Birthday, Mr Survivor!
We still continue to pray for you and your good health! 6 years ago, you looked so frail but look at you now! Happy Birthday Jake!
School and a Mixed Bag of Emotions
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It ...
hi junnie, thanks for this post! you beat me to it! ahaha, i haven't even greeted jake on my last post. :)
ReplyDeleteour youngest jake turns 6 today! wee!
ayan, i added the birthday line too. ;)
ReplyDeletehappy birthday jake! keep making your mom and dad proud!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday, Jake! :-)
ReplyDeletethanks thanks vangie and donna!
ReplyDeletejake said: "everyone greeted me (in the office) a happy birthday! im very very very very very very happy!"