This last month has been more difficult than any of us ever imagine. Tears have been shed by everyone of us. I've worried more about my children than I ever have, (and I'm not really much of a worrier!) Reality can be so much more challenging than what we imagine things to turn out like. Maybe I did realize in my heart it would be a rough adjustment, but I was optimistic as always. But change really is hard to accept. This year's back to school has...well sucked. I'm not going to sugar coat it. The only Boyen in the bunch that's adjusted well to the new school year has been Savannah, which is not really surprising. She's always been the easy going one of my bunch. Now, she's has had to learn how to manage her job at Bahama Buck's, with her school schedule and homework, but so far so good. She cried over her first 75 in her AP English class, but laughed at her 60 in AP Physics. I think she finally realized that these are college courses and she's go
Somedays I feel like I've done it all. To look at me, you might say "now that's an ordinary mom". Dig a little deeper and you'll find I've led a pretty interesting life, done some pretty extraordinary things, especially once I became a mother of four wonderful, extremely different children! Unique personalities and needs, all wonderful, trying and glorious at the same time!