and to think it gets easier.......

Well it's been a while. Its been slightly hectic to say the least!!
Let's see, enrolling last minute in an English class after a late night summer thought( or was it the bottle??), volunteering my Tuesdays in my sons first grade class and therefore attempting to convince him the importance of applying himself and finishing homework!!....Then the constant daily reminders to my daughter, that just because a project may not be due the next day does not mean its no homework until the night before!!
Thinking back I recall much of the overwhelming stress that occurred when I had the daily chore of uncountable diapers changes, the post-cleanup of projectile spit-up and the frantic late night searches for the lost pacifier....
Then there was the many sleepless nights when you wake up wondering what day and month it is while also questioning whether it was only a dream: the pointing fingers and honks as you drive off with the gas pump still attached....

Those were the days I imagined the freedom that I would slowly gain as they began to walk, talk and even feed and dress themselves. However, with each of those accomplishments came a new set of challenges.
For starters, Lexie walking out our front door in Santa Barbara to take an early morning tricycle ride: by herself!
Or the time Lexie told everybody including her preschool teacher that she had a brother named Scott, completely confusing the teacher as she knew she was an only child.....I still remember the teachers expression as I said, "Scottie, that's our cat?"
How things have changed.
It's the battles of what to wear and God forbid what not too..
The fights to break apart starting first thing in the morning: she did it, he did it first...!!
As I clench my teeth in utter-most horror of yet another fight ..starts off yet another day.. I'm left realizing our time is shockingly flying by. In the beginning weeks seemed like years while years seemed like centuries but now they just seem to zip by...fight or no fight.
As much as the challenge of these older years I am astonished of their blossoming unique( crazy like their mom) personalities!
My delusion of age bringing peace of mind, silence and plenty of free time is truly yes, a delusion!!! And here I thought it gets easier ..... back and forth screaming matches, decoding words, timed reading that feels like hours, after school tutoring and homework...forgotten.
As crazy as our house is I know I will miss the chaos....well maybe not all of it....