It's amazing how you innocently blink and the next thing you know....
your babies are no longer babies!
And you know how hard it is to keep from blinking, especially when you are trying NOT to blink.
But, one day you wake up and it hits you-
MY KIDS ARE NO LONGER KIDS!
Here is a short list (developed by me over the last week) of ways you will know your children are growing up:
1. They drink coffee with their breakfast. Yes, three out of four Dingi children now choose coffee as a breakfast beverage. Our big coffee pot proudly sits side-by-side with Carl's little four cupper!
2. Opera is utilized as dinner time background music. Yes, this truly did happen in the Dingus household. (I wish I had a picture to go with this one, but it took awhile for the smelling salts to bring me back to consciousness.)
3. They willingly do chores! Even the yucky gross ones, like having to dump food waste into collection barrels. Recycling is a great thing for the environment, but it does make life a bit more complicated. We separate cans, bottles, plastic, paper, and of course, food. Its not too bad if you drop off stuff right after the collectors have come. If its been awhile.... Yeah, I'll let your imagination fill in that one!
This growing up thing is kinda bittersweet.
It makes me happy and proud, but at the same time, sad.
But, like most things, its out of my control, so I will sit back and enjoy the show!
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