The Brough's

Every year on my birthday someone asks, "So do you feel older?". And usually I say, "no". But THIS year when James called me from work and asked, "So do you feel older?", I said "YES". J.J. had come in to wake me up and I was dead tired. I felt like I'd been hit by a truck. Then I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror and I wondered, "when did I get all those wrinkles?" My brother-in-law, Dave, declared in the middle of Sunday school a few weeks ago that I have a few gray hairs showing. (If I wasn't so short maybe he wouldn't have seen them) So, yes, I feel older. Would I want to be 16 again? Young and feeling good even after a sleepless night? No, I wouldn't trade my husband and two boys and being their 30 year OLD mom for anything. I've got 3 boys that love me unconditionally and I KNOW I didn't have that at 16. I'm pretty lucky.

I can hardly believe J.J. is going to Kindergarten. Sigh.... the school years begin. It's as much as an adjustment for him as it is for me and Danny. Actually, J.J. was really excited to start and has loved going! It's DANNY that we have to worry about! The first day, J.J. put on his back pack so Danny found his to put on. Then we went to the school and J.J. lined up so Danny did too. Then the class was going inside and Danny started screaming and crying that he couldn't go in too! With both arms stretched out to J.J. walking away he screamed, "J.J.!!!!! NO!!!!!!!" He cried and cried and the other moms thought it was cute that he was so upset that he couldn't go in with his brother. They are two peas in a pod.

It's been a few days now and as long as Danny gets to wear his back pack too, he's okay with saying goodbye to J.J. at the door. But as soon as we get home he says he wants to go get J.J.! I guess this is just one of those growing pains that we'll get past eventually. One good thing is that when J.J. comes home and has to trace his letters for homework, Danny wants to too! Since Danny has some speech delay, we figure he may not be able to speak understandably by the time he starts school but at least he'll be able to write!