My Baby is Growing Up

Today is the first day my firstborn is arriving at home on his own from school, with no supervision until we get home. We have let him stay on his own for very short periods of time, but this will be for a couple hours... Honestly, I am a little nervous and unsure as to whether he is ready for this. And, I'm not sure if I am ready to accept that my children are growing up. They are still babies to me...

I wonder if that ever changes? I wonder if my parents still look at me and my siblings and wonder - "How in the world did they get to this age?" "How can I be old enough to have children to have their own children?"

On a similar, yet different note: A reminder to all my friends - my birthday is on March 18th, on which date I will be 32. No gifts, please - but an e-card or phone call would be nice! (I'm not very subtle, am I?) And I'm assuming that E will be planning some sort of celebration that includes Safeway cake!!!