By his side.......

Tonight I sat with Lucas as he wrote the last set of his Graduation present thank you notes. We had a nice assembly line going. He wrote and I would address and stamp the envelope for him. This "huge task" as Lucas might call it was broken down into 3 different sittings. I initially sat with Lucas just because I knew that I could help be a catalyst to get him going with the cards if I were somehow in the process. But, as always, being with my son always has so much gratification, ore than words can really say. When we are sitting in a situation such as the thank you card writing session, Lucas and I get to talk. We don't talk about much, but for that bit of time, both of our worlds slowed down and we sat together, wrote together and talked together. Lucas will never fully understand how much I love him. I'm not sure I would have ever understood how fierce a parents love for their child could be when I was a teen. Writing the thank you notes also has a sad finality within them. Lucas was writing to many many childhood friends, many that he may never see again. Many that he probably does not quite realize right now that he won't ever see again. For me, they are just one step closer to LUcas accomplishing all of his tasks prior to leaving for college. Lucas leaves in just 12 days for Alaska. He is going on a backpacking/kayaking trip with his brother Benjamin. They will be gone for about 10 days. Then when Lucas returns, he has only 2 days at home before he has to move into his college dorm. This whole transition of my kids going to college is the roughest stage for me so far. I still need to really write in detail about all of this, but I just wanted to jot down my thoughts about the thank you notes with Lucas. By the way, as soon as the writing was done, he was literally out the door to go play "Glow in the dark Ultimate Frisbee!" haha I love that boy! :)