Ten

As of today, Brandon is an entire decade old. To celebrate, he's in the living room watching the Star Wars Trilogy, a much anticipated gift. Tonight we're taking him and some friends to Ennis to a new drive-in theater they have there to see Sky High and eat hot dogs, popcorn, and birthday cake (although I'll be having nachos, popcorn, and perhaps a Rice Krispie treat. See, it's really not that bad!) Then the boys are going to spend the night here, ending the festivities in the morning over donuts and milk (again, Rice Krispies or a yummy omelette for me). It's all a very exciting plan for a ten-year-old, and his 6 year old sister as well.

It seems a little strange that he's 10, even though his friends have all passed that marker already. I began to have some thoughts about the next decade of his life and had to just shake that out of my head because it's too boggling for sure. The next ten years is when the boy becomes a man....a thought that is frightening and joyful all at the same time for the one blessed to call him son.

But before we get too deep in thought, some relief:

* "Mom, I'm going to get to live in the future!" - Abby, with eyes gleaming after reading this month's Natl. Geographic for Kids with some ideas about what the future will be like with hover crafts and things like that

* "It's sparkling!" - Abby, yesterday in the car after noticing the drops of rain on the windshield