NewZealandCoach’s Weblog

I just had to drop in to announce that it is *so* fun having a 13 year old who just started secondary school.  The first day was today.  After all the buying of uniforms, stationery, school bags, roman sandals, pens, caps, enrollment papers, subject choices …. it was really fun to see him go off on his first day.  He had a blast, by all accounts.  Although I could have done without sewing a million nametags on everything, it was worth it when he came back and told me all the details.  It’s exciting

On the daughter front – I was sitting here this afternoon checking some emails while she and her friend played outside with a bucket of water and two cups.  The shrieking, giggling, splashing, leaping around and running away were hilarious.

I remember when my kids were babies, and someone said make the most of it, they grow up so quickly.  I remember looking down at those rose-petal soft faces, and thinking what a load of rubbish.

But it was so TRUE!

I still get in trouble for calling them both ‘bubby’.  I have to stop that.  It wouldn’t be cool if I let that slip in front of secondary school sized mates :p