How Time Flies!

So among the things already mentioned that have been going on with us over the last week, a few other things have happened.

First...Jacob turned 12 today! 12!!! This just does not seem possible! It is just really hard to swallow that he is 12 and in the 6th grade. He has grown up so much in the last year that I should have been prepared...but I'm not. He has finally come to the point that he does not like PDAs from mom (especially in front of the Boy Scout Troop, I found out the hard way), but I have found that this change in events offers a new way to get to him...all I have to do is threaten a kiss in front of the guys. Ok, so I wouldn't do that seriously, but it is fun to mess with his mind now and then. I am comforted, though, by a few random comments he has made. First, the other day I told him to go climb into bed. After a few minutes of me not coming up to throw blankets over him, he came down and said "aren't you coming to tuck me in?" When I responded that he was probably getting old enough to put himself in bed, he replied "NEVER! I just can't get to sleep unless you cover me up." I just smiled, danced a little jig (inside, of course) and went up to tuck him in. When I got to his room and tucked him in, he then asked me to sing him this silly song I made up for him when he was just a baby. I asked "aren't you getting to old for that?" and he replied "I'll never be too old for that! It's a song about ME! What could be better than that?" I guess we will be just like the book "Love You Forever" and I'll be sneaking into his dorm to sing to him when he is in college! He has also let me know several times over the last week that he really misses me when I am not at home (been at the hospital quite a bit). It really is encouraging to have a tender hearted little guy (ok - he's 12 - not so little anymore!).

Then, Hannah informed us that she has been invited to the Halloween dance by a little 4th grade boy who thinks she's cute. Luckily it is on a night that she cannot attend, but it is now obvious we are going to have to kick some of the dating/birds & bees conversations. up a notch. We always thought we would be cool with this...but...not so much. By the way, when did 4th grade boys start asking girls out?

Last, but certainly not least, Kermit received a postcard regarding his High School 20th Reunion in April '07. Enough said : )