Lightning McQueen will soon be leaving us as he starts to spread his wings and learns to fly. He has been accepted at BYU Idaho and will begin in mid April. Emi-K, if you think it's hard letting her to kindergarten, wait until you send her off to college! I thought it might be easier since he is number two, but it's not.
I have soooo many thoughts running through my mind.
Did I teach him everything he needs to know?
Will he remember to pray and have faith when the world seems to be crashing in around him? Does he know that Heavenly Father loves him and will look out for him if he will trust him?
Did I teach him enough about integrity and honesty?
Will he be respectful of the girls he dates?
Will he make good choices at school and in his life?
Will he continue to make music a big part of his life?
Will he be a responsible citizen?
Will he slow his driving down? I think he's learning this one.
Will he remember to remove his clothes from the dryer? Sometimes.
Will he keep his room tidy? Probably not!
Will he still make runs to McDonalds or Taco Bell at 1am? Yep!
Many, many more questions that go through my mind............
Of course, I hope that we have taught him most of these things. The reality of it is that while he thinks he might know these things, he will have to learn some of them for himself when he is on his own. He will need to rely on his knowledge and faith to help guide him.
Is he ready?? Yes, he is definately ready!!
Will he make mistakes??? Of course, we all do! But like me, he will hopefully learn and grow from them.
Things I will miss most about Lightning:
Hearing his music on a regular basis. I love his violin and will miss hearing it late at night even though I sometimes complain. I will miss his piano playing and hearing him sing and play the guitar. He is gifted and I hope he continues to develop his abilities.
Having him around all the time. When he got laid-off from Monaco, it took him a very long time to land a job and I have gotten used to him always being here. I will really miss his presence.
His presence at dinner. Our dinner table is getting smaller and I'm not convinced I like it.
His willingness to be helpful. He has shown a lot of growth and maturity in the last year and is usually very willing to help me out when I need it.
Hearing Lightning and Anastasia talking late into the night.
Watching him play with Mulan and Buzz.
Watching him play with Parker and Gracie.
The ability to give him a hug when he needs it.
Seeing his smiling face everyday as I have for over the last 19 years.
Things I will not miss about Lightning:
The smell of food cooking after midnight. Popcorn is the worst!
The sound of the video game rumble after midnight.
Toothpaste in the bathroom sink. Yuk!
Hearing him coming home from three miles away because his car is decked out with massive speakers.
I am very proud of the choices that he has made in his life and I know that he will be just fine while he is away. I am happy that he can go to college and learn some new things. But, oh how I will miss him!!!!!!
