Where does the time go?

I am not sure how it happened. I am not sure what went on. I woke up this morning, and all the babies were gone!
My boys are growing, faster than I like.. they are bigger and older and more mature every day. How can I make it
stop??? Just kidding, I know they have to grow up.. but where did the time go? Seems like yesterday they were babies
and now Steven is almost a teenager! He is 5.5 years from college!

I was looking at pictures and came upon this one from just about 4 years ago... the changes are astounding. But the similarities are
eerie too. They all still look the same, just more focused, more featured. They still have fun together...and we still occasionally get to see
them break out in grins and goof off like they used too -but not nearly enough.




In other exciting for me news --I am taking a Photoshop class! 2 of them actually starting Saturday. Jonathan gave me Photoshop last year for my birthday or Christmas (I don't remember which?) and I have puttered. He was generous in also giving me a how to use photoshop book -but I am not a good self teacher. I have made a few things, but know that the power of the program is just waiting for me to figure it out. So in February I got on the waiting list for these classes. There are 2 and each is 15 hours of class time. At the local college and weekend program the classed are like $160 each.. our adult school offers them for $40 each. So I got on the waiting list and they called today to say I could get in!!!!! I am super excited. I will go the next 2 Saturdays and then starting 11/5 I will go 7 Wednesdays in a row .. at the end I should be a pro (or so they say!).

I am excited for many reasons... picture editing, digital scrapbooking and just learning --I love to have something to focus on and learn.

I have to go now. I am meeting my family for lunch.

Dinner

I need to blog about the weekend.. but I am still fighting what I think is now a sinus infection (fever and all today). I will go to the dr. tomorrow. I did want to share these quick shots today as they are new. After Steven got home from school, he asked what was for dinner. I told him my thoughts were chicken strips with mac & cheese and a veggie. He asked if I wanted him to cook it since I wasn't feeling well (after determining I felt warm and "didn't look so good"). So .. he cooked dinner -his first time doing it on his own!!

Jackson helped stir the cheese into the macaroni (his favorite helper job in the kitchen) and Steven did the rest. I helped him with the timing of it .. but otherwise he did it on his own. It was tasty and good. So nice to have a full meal when you don't feel like cooking.

I am off to bed now, hopped up on Nyquil.. hoping for a full night of sleep. Tomorrow has to be better.... it has to, I have a lot of things to do....