Their Big Days

 

As our children grow older and older…I realize that what we consider OUR big days..are really about them. THEIR big days.

Tomorrow is one of them for all of us.

On the less important scale for the big date of Friday October 4th (but still very cool and of honorary mention!) is both boys doing an Ironman Triathlon for their school all day and evening. Bear’s team they are 5 and Chase are 8.

I don’t remember the amounts of what they do exactly but Bear is running something like 18km and swimming for like two hours and biking I have no idea. Chase a bit less as team slightly bigger but still a ton of swimming running and biking. Hubby volunteers for a portion of the day and I for another portion. Supposed to be a gorgeous Summer/Fall day and this all take place around a beautiful lake near the school.

Today Bear is also doing a Cross Country event for his program all day and in the last few weeks has run 5-14 km each weekend in various Montreal marathons.

I am simply stunned at the athletes these boys are. Not in one particular area but just all round great athletes. I thank this school from the bottom of my heart for these amazing opportunities. This year Chase had to choose a specialization for last 2 yrs and his is skiing, snowboarding, gold, “parcours” (jumping building to building!), Tai Chi and Badminton.

Bear this year is focused on running, flying assimilation, kayak, volleyball and kite surf.  God I wish I was their age and capable of such things!

 And then most importantly it is Beauty’s big news about the high school she wants to attend that awaits us tomorrow on the computer. The high school the boys go to where while they will be doing Ironman she will be dancing on the ballet bars set up beside the same lake and  potentially going with the dance troop to Disney and SeaWorld to perform if she gets in. It’s a whole lot of happiness wrapped up into a big possibility. And a big fat question mark????????????????

For her. For us. For the boys too as they know how much this all means.

Tomorrow we find out. And we tell her. One of three verdicts: Accepted-Waitlisted-Refused. One of three reactions from her sheer delight-cautious happiness-outright depression and crying

We will be thrilled with Accepted or Waitlisted. Clearly not happy with Refused. The waiting is lethal-I hate this week! Has a week ever been sooooo looong. And the texts rolling in saying…….”So???????” Me writing back and saying” Only on Friday!!!!!”

And Beauty is registered to write for three other schools this weekend just in case (which could change based on verdict tomorrow). That is 12 hours of exams over 1.5 days. I feel sorry for the kid. Thank goodness she handles this all well. I think she actually like it all.

So waiting. Waiting for the two boys to (hopefully) survive their Ironman and waiting for the verdict of the next 5 yrs. for our tiny dancer (and then comes the actual dance audition!!!)

Waiting we are. For our kids. For their health and happiness. Waiting.

For their big days to begin and end.

Waiting with bated breath because their big days also clearly still belong to us as parents. There is nothing we ever want more in life than for those we love to be filled with happiness is there??? Their happiness fuels us doesn't it?

(I hate to put this in writing....but I think Beauty will get in. Nothing to do with luck but sheer determination. I am confident. Waitlist or Accepted. Let's hope Mama is right!!!)