Good reminder

This is the week that most of the kids nearby started school. This week has meant very little to me for the last couple of years, and probably won't for at least another year, or until the Little Man starts preschool.

I've thought a lot about what this week USED to mean to me. Not as far back as my own school years, but for the four and a half years I spent working with kids for the state. This was a hectic time of year (although, it was ALL pretty hectic to be honest). As caseworkers, we had an entire caseload of kids to get registered and signed up for school. The younger ones were usually easy, especially if they were returning to the same schools and classrooms, and the older ones always required a bit more effort.

I had quite a few kids that I carried on my caseload almost the entire time I worked there. I think about them, and a few others, quite a bit. There was a small group that I worked with that all turned 18 this year, which was a pretty big deal when you were in foster care. All of these kids had special needs, and will have services for the rest of their lives. Most of them are probably living with the same wonderful, caring, and devoted families that made them apart of their family years ago.

Today I saw a post on a blog that I recently added to my ever increasing list of blogs I read. I won't put the picture and the sentiment here, because I didn't ask permission, but please take 60 seconds and click on the link for yourself. It will be well worth one minute of your time.

I love where I am right now. Even though I've been a 'single mom' for the 2nd week this month, I've had more than my fair share of moments lately where I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. I love being at home with the Little Man. He is so fun and full of life right now that I feel like I could do this forever. Before I quit working I wasn't sure if I'd like being a stay at home mom. I know that I won't do this forever, I'll go back to work at some point after the kids are in school, but for now, I wouldn't want to be doing anything else.