Another First Day Gone By

After Sis left for school today I realized that there are only 4 more to go.

Four firsts days of school left...nine already gone.

Time is scary because it can seem so slow when it's happening, but when you look back it seems like it went by so fast.

 

I feel sad today, like always on this day. 

Mostly lonely...kind of heartbroken. I don't even know why. It's just that when summer is here, we are all together all day and then when school starts, a piece of me feels empty. I want ALL of my babies with me ALL of the time.

I know it's selfish, which is how I get over it, but still, this morning it hurt.

It will get easier as each day passes, like it always does.

So here is Sister on her first day of 8th grade: