Day 21

I went to bed far too late and I'm sure I'll pay the price for that later on today when I hit that 3pm wall.

Dinner last night was loverly. I love having my kids at Dino's with me. It just seems *normal*, although it is a bit weird when they say "ok Mom, we hafta get going see you latah." I have no idea when my children turned into young adults, but clearly they have. Smart, gorgeous young adults. I look at them sometimes and think "dayum, maybe I didn't do so bad afterall".

I watch them mature and go down all the paths that young adults go downand I think "I wish I could make it easier for them" but the truth is, I can't. As an adult we are the sum total of our experiences. And while some experiences aren't great, it's a learning process that makes us who we are. I looked at my daughters last night and saw my sister and I 25 years ago. No matter what, they will ALWAYS have each other. There will always be that sister out there who has your back. Hell, my sister had to cover my back a few months back and you know what? She did. No questions asked. Just as I would do for her. It gives me a tremendous amount of comfort to know that. To know, that no matter what, my daughter's will always have each other.