Senior Year has came too quickly!

It has taken me a little over a week to even get my bearings together enough to write this post...as many of you know, last week started the deterioration of the rest of my life. My baby, MY LITTLE, TINY BABY, started her Senior year. It was all smiles and giggles for her...but for her poor, pitiful Mom...it was a totally different story.

Many years ago, we set out on this journey called "school". You see, Whit stayed with Nanny (aka, my Mother), Aunt Nanny (aka, Aunt Nell) or Dudu (aka, my sister, Susan) before she started kindergarten. I did turn loose, a little, to let her go to day care for 2 days a week, when she was 4. Berry Elementary School was an entirely different story...they had kids that were in the 6th grade there!! BIG KIDS...and my baby was well....just that, a baby.

That first day of kindergarten, I walked her in, got her situated and turned to her....with tears in her eyes, she says, "Can't you just stay a little while longer Momma?" What I thought (at the time) was the hardest thing for me to do...I said, "No baby. Momma's gotta go to work." I took a red pen out of my purse and drew a heart on her hand. I told her, "Today when you get lonely, sad or scared...you just look at this heart and KNOW that Momma is thinking about you, loving you and missing you. Before you know it, you'll be home and you can tell me about all the fun you had today."

We made it through that first day of kindergarten...and have made it through every year since then. There have been bumps, detours and sometimes, some great big obstacles...but with the Grace of God....we have prevailed.

As we start this Senior year...it wasn't Whit that had tears in her eyes asking me to stay a little longer...but Mom...with tears in my eyes...asking God for just a little more time with my Baby.

Have a great Senior year Whit! Make memories that will last you a lifetime!! I love you!! Forever and always my baby you'll be!!

"Mother!!! It's wayyyy toooo early for you to be taking my picture!!!!"

Could these smiles be the new haircut and color (thanks Aunt RaRa)?? The new clothes?? The fact that this is her last, first day of school?? The fact that she is a SENIOR, the top of the high school food chain?? I think not.......(see below)

I think....not really sure....but it's probably her new car....nothing like rolling up to good ole' BHS, in style!!