See you soon, James
June 27, 2008
I’m battling to stay awake.
I’d go to bed but I need to head back into work this evening to give a youth group a tour of the radio station.
I got about two and a half to three hours sleep last night because we had to get up at 2:00 a.m. to take James to the International Airport. You have no idea how tough it was to sound happy and vibrant on the radio this morning.
James is traveling with Pauline’s mum to England and France. Not bad for a nine year old. He’ll be in Paris for the final day of the Tour de France. (Not that I’m jealous.)
Over the next few weeks he’ll see things that I’ve never even dreamed of seeing and go places that will broaden his perspective on the world.
We’re going to miss him like crazy but we’re so glad that he’s getting such an amazing opportunity.
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June 28th, 2008 at 8:43 am
July 1st, 2008 at 11:28 am
I’m going to need to come to you for counselling and advice when we have to face the prospect of letting either of our offspring going down the shop without us… let alone getting on a big plane!
I guess one grows into it but at present - I struggle to drop the Crown Prince at day care.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:59 am
July 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 am
It’s not easy to put your son’s life into someone else’s hands, even someone who dearly loves him like Pauline’s mum. I guess for me it was a decision about weighing up the extra risk against the huge life lessons James will learn through the trip.
I’ll certainly be a lot happier when he touches down on Aussie soil once again.