P365 - 2013 - Day 345 - Please slow down
I was able to see The Boy and his third grade class perform a flutaphone/chorus concert at school. As I sat and watched and listened I couldn't help but think... third grade? How did we get here? It seems like yesterday that I was in his preschool class. I had a strong urge to throw my hands up in the air and scream "Stop! Slow down!" This is going too fast for me. A minute ago, I had three babies in the house...playing dress up and watching Disney movies. Then I blinked - I swear I only blinked - and I have three big kids and my "littlest Leonard" became a third grader! The holidays always make me sentimental and slightly emotional... and they also have a tendency to show the passing of time in sharp contrasting strokes. So, while I loved watching this concert at the same time I felt like it was a soundtrack to a movie playing in my head....of memories and Christmases past and chubby cheeks and baby feet .... so I snapped this picture to add to that movie - my third grade baby. Now, please slow down.
*But the wild things cried, “Oh please don’t go - we’ll eat you up - we love you so!"- Maurice Sendak*
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