Jay, who has lived in the Waukesha area for nearly 20 years, is an active volunteer who serves on numerous local boards and committees. He’s married to Colleen with three kids having gone through the Waukesha schools. He is the VP of a local distribution company and currently serves on several area Boards.
The kids are going back to school already?
What happened to the Summer of ’06? Seems like it was only a couple of weeks ago and we were steeling ourselves for the return (invasion) of our (2) college kids and planning out the summer activities and trips. The kids were arranging gainful employment and everyone was anticipating the promise of great weather and great fun.
Summerfest, graduation parties, the 4’th, waterskiing at the lake, vacationing “up-north”, State Fair, the Brewers… all quickly becoming distant memories. Superseding everything and adding to the blur was our family dealing with the health challenges and eventual loss of a loved one. And a parent’s quest to spend just a little more quality time with each of the kids looks like it will fall short – again.
Maybe all the summer’s shared events will create their own aura of positive images in the minds of the 17, 19, and 21 year old. And its’ entirely possible that at some (hopefully) distant time they will build on these activities with their own families. Finally, these are pivotal years in the context of their advancement to young adulthood. Did I as a parent grow with them?
Summer is quickly becoming a vapor trail of recollections with its’ swift passing. Time to move the (2) college kids into their first apartments and initiate a new type of learning cycle. I’m reminded our youngest child’s senior year is bringing our seventeen years of elementary and high school to a close. We will now watch her car drive off for the last two semesters instead of waiting with them for that late school bus on the first day of school.
Yep, the kids are really going back to school already …and I’ll miss them.
