A couple of Fridays ago, Mack had a football injury and now he’s out for the rest of the season and has to wear a boot for three weeks. Booooo.
We ended up in the ER when he was in too much pain the night he got hurt. So we had a slow weekend and helped Mack adjust to his splint and crutches.
Then, Monday Mack and I went to Ortho Carolina for his official appointment with a doctor. I scheduled it wrong and so we had to leave for lunch and come back later. We went to lunch and had time to talk about all kind of things.
Later that day Mack started getting a bad cold and ran a fever for a couple of days. He and I continued to have a lot of time together.
Wednesday he still felt awful so I let him stay home from school again. We needed to leave the house for our cleaners, so I took him to lunch (we ran into his girlfriend and mom), and we got a smoothie after lunch and had more time together.
More time together than we’ve had in a very long time! Made me think about our homeschooling days that allowed for plenty of down time and conversations. Especially with Mack! He was my sidekick as we waited on the girls during their dance classes or every Monday and Wednesday when they attended a co-op. Mack would sit at the island eating hot dogs and strawberries while talking my ear off. He was (and still is) a very funny kid with lots to say. So being with him during those days was good for my heart. He’s usually at school, at football practice or with friends or Brooke—all good and normal ways for a 17 year old boy to spend his time. This fact, though, made our extra, unexpected time together even sweeter.
And with football ending so abruptly, I was forced to deal with Mack’s “lasts” before I was ready. I knew the next Friday was Senior Night but I hadn’t spent much time thinking about it. I don’t know why, but it just hasn’t hit me that Mack is a senior. I’ve ordered his cap and gown, turned in the official name to be on his diploma, and there is a Senior yard sign in my driveway I see every day. Yet it still hadn’t sunk in that Mack is a Senior. But this week it has.
This week I’ve remembered snuggly, chubby baby Mack, talkative toddler Mack, creative elementary Mack, brave middle school Mack, rebellious Mack, and now a more mature and even funnier and more thoughtful High School Senior Mack.
I am proud of him for a million reasons (none of which have to do with the state of his room), and I look forward to how God will lead Mack into his next season.
Super proud of Mack and his football journey. He’s a great teammate. It’s been so fun to watch him play! 🏈