"That it Will Never Come Again"

Loida Casares Ruiz

Wife, Mother, Writer, Advertising Manager

Loida Casares Ruiz grew up in Northeast Houston. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Minor in English. She received a Master of Arts in Communication in 2001. She works in advertising by day and is a mother, wife, and writer by night. She has al...

Loida Casares Ruiz

Sunday, August, 17, 2008

Where has the weekend gone? I don’t know. It’s been a busy weekend, but I’ve enjoyed the company.

My sister came through for just a short weekend visit from Baltimore. I had a group of girlfriends over last night and that was a lot of fun. Then today my daughter was invited over a friend’s house for a little “back to school” party. Despite the rain, they still had a great time inside.

Tomorrow I need to do some school shopping with the kids. I’ve really been the procrastinator this year and I haven’t done any school shopping yet. School starts on August 25 here. Yes, I am the procrastinator.

Another thing I am is the opposite of OCD. Someone said that about someone else today at a party. That the person was OCD that is. I commented to the group at my table that I was the complete opposite of OCD, if there’s a word for that.

I’m like the author of Her Bad Mother, who guest blogged on another blog recently. She said her mother-in-law tells her she’s so untidy and that it must be so liberating. I’d be like, “Heck, yeah!” That’s what I need to start telling my one sister who seems to worry about my lack of housekeeping skills. I should tell her I’m “liberated.”

Next weekend is also my 11 year wedding anniversary. Where have the years gone?? They are flying by right in front of my eyes. We’re going to dinner with friends for that.

That’s just it. The days go by fast, then the weeks, the months, and before you realize it, the years. Time is zipping by!

I saw this quote this week and I’m using it on my e-mail signature at work.

"That it will never come again is what makes life so sweet."- Emily Dickinson

Isn’t it true? These exact moments we are living in right now will not return. These moments that I’m living in right now with my two children, exactly the way there are today, won’t repeat themselves They are growing so fast that I can hardly remember when they were nursing babies. I try to write down all the funny things they tell me now at ages seven and four so that I can remember when they are fourteen and eleven.

So enjoy your last week(s) with your children. Enjoy the days you have left before they are out of your grasp for an entire day.

I know that I stressed out about the loss of control when my daughter went off to school. Even though she had been with a sitter since she was eight weeks old. There was a difference when she actually went to school where I felt like I lost control of the situation and felt that someone else was in control of her education and day. I’m sure I’ll feel the same way next week when my son starts Pre-K.

So enjoy! Enjoy each day and remember “that it will never come again” and that that is “what makes life so sweet.”