making me feel 'old'

There's nothing like your oldest child turning ten to make you suddenly feel really 'old'!

While she "turned" ten on Thursday, last night was our daughter's birthday/slumber party with ten friends and her younger sister. This was very chaotic at times, certainly noisy, and all-around very fun for these girls - most of whom were experiencing their first sleep-over with non-family. My son and I rented and watched a DVD of 'A Pup Called Scooby-Doo' in order to keep his curiousity out of the mix.

In any event, it strikes me that while I am only a few pounds more than when she was born, my hair up top is a bit thinner, and much to my wife's delight, every day seems to bring more and more gray to my attention - which I am quick to tell my kids is a result of their sometimes fractitious behavior toward one another. It makes me wonder how my parents must have felt - still feel - as they saw me growing up. It is a strange thing, watching your kids grow up; but it is so worth it!!!