I knew it was coming...

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...and still it made me cry. Kimberlee warned me that Eliza would have a hard time with this day. And I warned Kimerblee that she would have just as hard a time. There is something especially poignant about babies left behind when their big siblings leave for school. And there is something uniquely painful about being the mother of a big family when the first one leaves for the world out there. I remember when this young lady looked like the little girl in the slide show. And I know the hole she leaves behind in the fabric of her family life. Goodness! What a melancholy time of year this has become! I stop and count the number of Augusts ahead of me with trunks packed and waiting in the foyer. And, truly, I can't help but sigh. On this day, as I sigh, I am kicked in the ribs. Yes, sweet little one, I know you're there and your story has just begun. But I know better than with any other baby, just how hard the letting go will be. Someday. Someday not so very far away.

Cool!

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While I was trying to link the the Catholic Herald site this morning, I discovered that my link didn't work. And it didn't work. And it didn't work. And then, it did work--sort of. Finally, I could get the link to the front page to work. They've completely redesigned the site and it's pretty cool. The only thing that isn't cool is that now none of my links here work. Maybe I'll get around to re-linking someday. But...the upside is that now there is actually an easily navigated archives with 250 of my columns--just one click to get bunches and bunches of them. Look for that link to be live at www.elizabethfoss.com real soon!