Crossing the Finish Line
My kids’ birthday in August has always nicely aligned with the back-to-school season. Their yearly photo books not only represent their age, but also their grade. As an educator myself, life has always run on an August to July calendar, rather than a January to December one, so I guess the universe was helping me out a bit… because keeping TwinLife in organizational stability all of these years was no easy feat. This alignment means that my kids turned 18 just as they are also heading off to college. Within three weeks we will have had a celebration - and two goodbyes. Getting them ready to go off to college has been intense. I have lists, lots of lists. I have saved posts from other parents who have advice - which has made me change my lists. I have over-prepared and underplanned. Even though I work in a university, learning the ins and outs of two other institutions has been daunting. While I am trying to focus on my own job, I’m also trying to keep track of all the things for each ...
