Conversations with my Eight year old

Today while headed home in the car:

A: "Mom, I've been thinking"

M: "Yes son?"

A: "Well, If I don't get into Stanford, I think Lee would be a good place for me to go"

M: "Yeah, I think either school would be just fine honey. If for some reason you don't get into Stanford, it's ok. It's most important that you go to college though, where ever it is. A degree is a degree. But you've got some time to think about that so I wouldn't worry too much right now".

A: "Yeah, that's true...I do have time"

My God! LOL 4th grade and he's ALREADY thinking about STANFORD.... But if anyone can do it, I know my little Lex can!

Some photos of Will's departure

He's doing really well. Still a bit homesick, I'm sure but he's adjusting very well.

He's enjoying his classes and his teachers. He loves his dorm. He auditioned for EVS and made it! That is truly an honor since he's not a music major.

We miss him terribly here, but we're getting adjusted to our smaller family. We can actually have JUST a salad for dinner (Ben LOVES taco salad) and everyone is happy :) Willy is a "meat and potatoes kinda guy, don't EVER give him veggies...of any kind!

AND it is kinda nice to not have someone breathing over me while I'm on the computer just waiting for his turn.

Don't get me wrong, I'm still yelling at him, his name is still in the list of names I have to get through before getting to the name I *really* want to yell at: "Ben, Willy, And...ALEX!!! Get over here now!"

But he is sorely missed :(

We miss you babe...don't forget to call...Love you!

Why me?

Ever wonder why things happen the way they do?

OMG, I have no idea why I had to witness this horrific scene unfold but I did. I just witnessed the worst moment, the worst day of someone's life, the absolute worst and all I can do is weep.

I don't like that I had to see what I did, that children had to witness it. I'm sad, shaken up and still horrified.

Without going into detail, please pray for my neighbor & her family. And me too.

God knows why.