Dreams Come True...

So, my last post was written on a day when one of my teenagers had exasperated me to the point that I was in tears. All parents have those days, and thankfully we are on to better days now.

This weekend was the BIG high school Variety Show, where the kids in show choirs danced and sang their hearts out for several performances.  To say I am proud of my beautiful daughters would be an understatement.  Watching them was as much a dream come true for me as it was for them.

My girls have grown up loving to sing.  From a very young age they started singing more than talking around the house.  As they progressed in school, being in a high school show choir and one day singing their Senior solo on stage at the Variety Show was their goal. 

Their dreams came true this past weekend, and they did it in style.  Their solos were both beautiful, and they sang Lean On Me as a duet, with about 120 kids backing them up.  It was amazing.  I somehow managed to keep it together and not breakdown in sobs.  I will admit to a quivering lip, deep breathing and very misty eyes though!

Now we are on to an activities recognition night, an Honors banquet, a final choir pops concert and then THE day.  Why is it so hard to believe THE day is coming?  I have known it would for the past 18 years.  THE day I am talking about is their high school graduation, less than a month away.  Trust me when I say, I will not manage to keep it together that day.  There will be sobs, there will be tears, there will be sadness.  But, there will also be joy, and pride at seeing them achieve this milestone in their lives.

I don't even want to think about the day they move to go off to college...

Mary