Well, it's almost here (and by the time anyone reads this, it WILL be here): 2011
While 2010 was not one of the best years of my life (I mean, seriously, 2-1/2 months of strep throat!), I'm still not jumping for joy that we've hit 2011. This is THE YEAR.
The year Aidan graduates high school.
The year Aidan leaves home and enters college.
It is my earnest prayer that these are the "worst" things that happen in our lives this coming year. But that doesn't mean I'm looking forward to them. I know God has amazing things in store for my amazing son, and I am honestly looking forward to seeing how all God's plans play out in his life. I just hate that it's here already. That the adorable baby who used to study my mouth so hard to try to figure out how to get language out of his mouth is now going to leave the nest to study how languages work. (Okay, I have to stop this right now because I'm about to ring in the new year with tears in my eyes, and I don't want to do that.)
I started reading a new book the other day called "Spiritual Rhythm" by Mark Buchanan, and in the dedication he says something like "To my son ... The seasons from holding you to letting you go went by too fast."
Amen, Mark. Amen.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Another Acceptance
Well, Aidan got an e-mail (!) from the University of Chicago today, and he has been accepted there, as well.
Notice I'm not jumping up and down and screaming happily about this one.
So, although the situation is different, we still have the same dilemma -- UT or UC?
I know what I'm pulling for.
Aidan, I think, really wants to go to the University of Chicago. I think he has it in his head it would be different from here and therefore "exotic." It does sound like they have an outstanding linguistics program, but then so does UT. Plus UT would be cheaper for us. And we'd get to see him more than once or twice a year.
What is with kids wanting to get away from home?? It's not like his home life has been horribly restrictive and unbearable. He'll get away from us soon enough, once he hits grad school. And he's dying to live in Japan, so I am in no hurry for him to gallivant off to Illinois, or anywhere else outside a 300-mile radius.
Yeah, ho ho ho, Merry Christmas.
Notice I'm not jumping up and down and screaming happily about this one.
So, although the situation is different, we still have the same dilemma -- UT or UC?
I know what I'm pulling for.
Aidan, I think, really wants to go to the University of Chicago. I think he has it in his head it would be different from here and therefore "exotic." It does sound like they have an outstanding linguistics program, but then so does UT. Plus UT would be cheaper for us. And we'd get to see him more than once or twice a year.
What is with kids wanting to get away from home?? It's not like his home life has been horribly restrictive and unbearable. He'll get away from us soon enough, once he hits grad school. And he's dying to live in Japan, so I am in no hurry for him to gallivant off to Illinois, or anywhere else outside a 300-mile radius.
Yeah, ho ho ho, Merry Christmas.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
ACCEPTED!!
Aidan has been accepted at the University of Texas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He hasn't let them know he's coming yet. I think he still wants to see if U Chicago will accept him, and he's still thinking about applying to Rice (for whatever reason). Honestly, though, I don't think we can afford the other two. It will depend on scholarships, etc., but hopefully we can convince him UT is the place for now.
As long as that's God's will.
He's pretty chuffed, though. So glad all that hard work paid off!
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