Another Season

The thought, "4 down, 2 to go" keeps popping into my head. It's an exciting feeling but also a little sad.

Trey moved into his own apartment last weekend. His pediatrician also called and asked if he was going to continue to see her for another year or if he would like to transition to adult medicine. Considering he is 6'7" and 19, he's opted for adult medicine. They wouldn't even allow me to make that call by the way. He's 19 now so he has to do it himself.

Ariez got called up for jury duty. He couldn't do it because he's away at school but still, when did he get old enough that he could be called for jury duty?

The current status of our children:
23 with a child and living out of state (WE ARE FREAKING GRANDPARENTS!)
22 living in their own place with a significant other
19 living out of town going to trade school
19 living in their own place
16 living at home but very self-dependent while driving their own vehicle
13 living at home getting ready to make decisions on where to go to high school

I am learning how to cook for 4 people instead of 8 or 9. This may or may not be going very well but let me just say that if you ever need something to eat, I'm sure I have leftovers in my fridge. We will be downsizing by moving into a much smaller home. The need for a 5 bedroom home is a thing of the past. This past Valentine's Day, we double-dated with Tai and Jake instead of making heart-shaped pizzas at home with the kids.

We've entered a brand new season of our lives and I'm not really sure when it happened. It doesn't seem so long ago that I was making arrangements for a babysitter for Spring Break. It wasn't that long ago that we made a college visit trip for Spring Break.

It's not a bad season. Mostly it's kind of cool because in theory, I have more free time (I'm still looking for that). It's just a season and I needed to take a minute to acknowledge it for what it is.