Slice of Life Day 15. Join the Two Writing Teachers Slice of Life Challenge.
Last night there was a huge storm that shook the house and upset the dog. Yet, this morning, this new spring day, brings green. All colors of green. Like someone turned on the lights and waved a magic green light over everything. Who wouldn’t want to Celebrate!
I love that Ruth Ayres invites us to Celebrate on Saturdays. This post makes me look deeper to see what is truly wonderful in my life. While I love my students and my blogging community, today I want to offer up what I love most in this world, my family.
I am blessed with three beautiful, successful daughters. This week, the youngest, Martha, was home from Chicago. She was relaxing and preparing for her final semester of graduate school. We toasted together the final tuition payment.
No more tuition payments!
I was a little sad that I was working all week, so I didn’t get to spend a lot of time with Martha. I took her for a mother/daughter pedicure on her last afternoon. I’m the one with the bright green to celebrate spring. Martha says, “It’s still winter in Chicago.” She selected a subdued grey.
Martha flew out this morning, but there is no time for tears. We are giving a party tonight for my oldest daughter’s best friend. Katie and Maggie have been friends since they were 3 years old. Last night we made nosegay flower arrangements in mason jars.
So, today I celebrate my family, my lovely girls and their generous spirit. I celebrate being a mom of adult children. No one ever told me how wonderful this stage of life would be. Celebrate!
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Margaret – I love this! Since I have a 21 yr-old and an 18-yr-old, your celebrations with your adult daughters inspire me!! We’re enjoying a family vacation right now, and while it’s different than when they were kids, it’s fun in a new way! Congrats on that last tuition payment! 🙂
Yes, it’s a different, & perhaps richer relationship, isn’t it, Margaret? So glad you had your Martha visit, & now the celebration tonight, too. Sounds very, very good!
Yes, it’s a lovely stage of life to be in – especially when one is as connected to ones kids as you are, Margaret. Lovely nosegays, too – so fresh and Springlike!
When I read about your house shaking and upsetting the dog, I wondered if you guys had felt our earthquake all the way out there. It sounds like your celebrations were very mature and wonderful. I feel the same way about hanging out with my mom and sisters now that we are all “big”. Those celebrations are the best.
What great celebrations! To have three adult daughters, end of tuition and strong connections with them and their friends. You are lucky. Glad to hear there is light at the end of the tuition tunnel.
What a lovely celebration! That mother-daughter mani-pedi sounds like fun! I tried to convince my 6-year-old son to get his nails done with me earlier this week but he wasn’t so excited about that. We got Legos instead. 🙂 I have two boys but I should see if my own mom would like to get nails done with me. What a great reminder for me to celebrate my mom. Thanks!