My sweet boy turns 8 years old TOMORROW FEBRUARY 27th!! That is really almost too hard to stomach. Wasn't he just born? Wasn't it just 2001? I am sure I will blink and he'll be 18 headed to college but still it doesn't make sense and really any easier to believe. What is it about time??? Why does time seem to pass so slowly as we live each waking day in the routine of our lives and then when we take time to reflect on the past it's as though we've been traveling at wharp speed through some sort of bizarre dimension....thoughts to ponder indeed.... I know this is all part of God's plan in that these thoughts come to our minds and make us really thankful, appreciative, blessed and even angry too at things we did or didn't do in the time that we did or didn't have... OK, I'll stop now on the time topic.... getting a little too deep even for me...
It's hard to do a simple blog post about your specific child even if you know every little thing about them and all the things he has done this year to seal the deal that he is in fact EIGHT years old. But seriously... Floyd has grown a lot over this past year. Physically, he's super lean, (we can hardly keep any meat on his bones and are constantly forcing him to eat) he has gotten taller, his feet are longer, his hair a bit darker and teeth are missing in spots not to mention they are all shapes and sizes. (Yes, we need to start an orthodonture fund but that will have to wait) This I suppose is the official beginning of the "gawky years". You know those years that you hear about when people tell you.. "you better go ahead and get whatever portraits you want done before you know they get......'gawky looking'"
Floyd's past year has consisted of lots of transition. Second grade has been interesting but fun and exciting nevertheless. We've moved 2 blocks to our new beautiful "dream" home (it is not new by any means... it turns 100 years old this year). We buried our family dog of 15 years and there are always lots of happenings that I won't bore my readers any further with. I mean for goodness sakes they are on the blog... duh...well, not really yet.. considering I just started in the blog world last fall.
I decided to borrow a neat idea my childhood friend (Kim Sue Gilmer Wise) came up with that tries to capture the things that describe your child right now in time. Sortuv like a sit down interview persay.....Just call me Barbara Walters....kidding. Seriously...I sat down with Floyd last night and here's what he said. This is a moment in time right now.... Happy Birthday Sweet Boy. We Love You!
I AM....Floyd (the 4th) and I am 8
I WAS....in a bad storm in Rick's boat one time
I HAVE....a great family
I PLAY....soccer
I WORRY....about losing the ballgame
I KNOW....math tricks
I WATCH....Sports Center
I WANT....to go to Mardi Gras
I CRAVE....Mexican queso dip
I USUALLY....play outside with my friends
I REMEMBER....when Anne Craig was born
I DISLIKE....homework
I GO....to Pillow Academy and am in the Second Grade
I WENT....to the Cotton Bowl
I CAN.... skateboard
I DON'T....like to be late
I FEEL....good when I sleep late
I READ....Curious George and Berenstein Bears
I WRITE....with my right hand
I BELIEVE....in never giving up
I AM SCARED.... of getting a spanking
I LISTEN....to my teacher
I WISH....I could go to New York
I LOVE....my family
I AM HAPPY....I live in Greenwood
I AM THANKFUL....for my many blessings
Sweetness!
Should be interesting to see how this may change year after year....
2 comments:
AWESOME!!! Sweet, sweet Floyd. I could almost hear him answering those questions!! What a great idea - and would be fun to do each year to see how they change...or not!!!! Such a big boy now!!! And a good kid. :)
How sweet! I know just what you mean about the time getting away! Tillman was born in November of 2001 and wow.
"The days are long but the years are short!"
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