Where does the time go?

Who was even thinking when this little boy was brought home that in 4 short years he would be going to PreSchool and just a few short months later we would be attending his PreSchool Graduation. I went through LOTS of emotions this morning. I was proud, nervous, sad and back to proud.


We woke up this morning and started getting ready for the last day of school and I tried to remember how hard it was for me on the first day of school just 9 short months ago. He was ready to go to school that first day but he has grown so much since then. He is not my baby boy anymore. I was very nervous for the graduation time, I hoped that he would stay at the front and participate in the ceremony, unlike the Christmas program. I did tell myself, and Jason, it would be fine if he didn't participate there were going to be lots of people and we all know how shy he is. As we sat in the gym waiting for the kids to march in I looked around and remembered the first time I was in the gym for registration over a year ago and he clung to my leg the entire time. Then, here they came, all these young boys and girls walking in their line and looking for a familiar face, finding that face and giving a little wave. Jordan finally spotted us and waved but stayed where he was in the line. He stayed there for the ENTIRE program, he sang with them and sat patiently until they read his name and he got his "diploma". I sat and watched him read it to himself, although I am not sure what he thought it said but he sure looked like he was proud and reading it just to make sure his name was there.


So today I go from a mom of a infant boy to a PreSchool Graduate!

Thank you Mrs. Elsamiller and the entire teaching staff of Tripoli PreSchool. This was a great year and we are looking forward to another great year next year!

I know this was only PreSchool, how am I going to react when it is highschool???

by Jeni
a VERY proud mom

How it all started.

Who would have thought that when I was invited to a classmates home for a barbecue to celebrate their new home that I would be meeting my future husband? Alright, I'll back up a bit.

Doug & Jennifer had recently moved to Waverly and invited me over to their house for supper and to see the new house, meet their kids and a friend (Jason). You see, Doug and I went to school together in Audubon and I honestly hadn't seen him for YEARS until he came into the Real Estate office I was working at, looking for a house for he and his family. Jason & Doug had worked together in Ida Grove.

So....the night of the supper came. Honestly, I wasn't sure I was going to be going but decided I would. It was a great night, wonderful supper, got to catch up on things since high school. After supper we decided to all go to Waterloo for the fireworks. Jason & I still laugh about trying to get one of the kids out of the carseat to see the fireworks better and almost taking her head off. Wow, now we can unbuckle a carseat with one hand and not even be looking in the direction of that carseat. When we returned to Waverly, neither one of us really wanted to leave but we also knew that Doug & Jennifer needed to get the kids in bed, so we left.

A couple of nights later I got a phone call from Jason asking me out again with more friends of his. And so the dating began.....by the way, how did he get my phone number? I don't think I gave it to him!! Unfortunatly, about three weeks after we started dating, I got a job in DesMoines and moved with my sister. For some strange reason, the only person I thought about telling about the move was Jason. I had known him only about a month and I was sure this would be the end of the dating, but no, he helped us move. And the long distant dating began!! One weekend in DesMoines, one weekend in LaPorte City. -- good thing gas was only 99 cents a gallon then. For 8 months this continued until I finally came to my senses and realize that I really hated it in DesMoines, so WE moved to New Hampton in March and in July......

he proposed! and the following May we were married.


May 13, 2000
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Scanlan

So now I have bored everyone with our story, but it was fun remembering it all also.

Happy Anniversary Jason, I loved you so much then and believe it or not I love you even more now. Thank you for everything you have given me and do for me. I hope we have MANY more anniversaries in the future.

Jeni

Mother's Day

Mother's Day has come and gone but I would like to share this e-mail that I received. I would love to be able to give credit to the person that originally wrote this but I do not know who that person is. It does seem to me that he or she must of known me as this entire thing is all so true and so much of it I truly NEVER thought about "before I was a Mom".

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom..
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

I hope all the moms out there had a GREAT Mother's Day!

by Jeni