Last night his friend came, I am so pleased that he has a travelling companion. The talk was buzzing,
\n \u201cWhat time shall we set our alarms for?\u201d
\n\u201cWhat time shall we go to bed?\u201d
\n\u201cHave we got\u2026?\u201d and \u201cDo you think we should\u2026?\u201d \u201cYes Mike and No Mike.”
\n“Are you taking\u2026?” and “Have you packed\u2026?” “Yes Ben and Yes Ben”. <\/p>\n
When Ben was little he \u2018occasionally\u2019 drove me nuts with his questions. I used to say \u201cYes Ben yes Ben yes Ben yes Ben\u201d very very quickly until he laughed.<\/p>\n
Over our evening meal in the garden; BBQ, his favourite, we tried hard to talk of other things but it was futile. This is too big, they are too excited<\/em>.<\/p>\n It was an early night for us all. Paul & I are no longer able to take that much excitement<\/em>! I woke every hour, checking the clock to make sure I hadn\u2019t overslept. I didn\u2019t, I was there.<\/p>\n In my kitchen are two young men, dressed and ready to go. It is 4.00am, still dark in our world. I am in my nightie, in the road, camera around my neck.<\/p>\n It never stops: the worry, the concern, and the nervousness. The circumstances change, the subject of a mothers worry, a constant series of new stages. 2 Blokes, 2 Bikes, 8 Days<\/a><\/p>\n When did my baby, my beautiful brown eyed boy become a bloke? Clothes are all ready; backpack has been packed for days. Supplies have been checked and double checked and triple checked and, Oh you know what its like. Then my questions to him, \u201cHave you got\u2026?\u201d \u201cYes mum\u201d. \u201cHave you packed\u2026?\u201d … Continue reading
\nToo excited<\/em> for breakfast
\nCheck the bags again.
\nI check the flash on my camera, I can\u2019t remember the last time I used it.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/miriamrogers.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/Ben-Mike.jpg\" "\\"Ben")
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\nCrawling, toddling, walking and falling.
\nFalling off the slide, the swing and the bike.
\nPlayschool, big school then college.
\nFriends, public transport, clubbing and drinking.
\nUniversity, course work, girlfriends and exams.
\nDriving, working, and travelling.
\nThe Motorbike! and now
\nThe Trip Abroad on the new, bigger, faster motorbike.<\/p>\n
\nAnd why did nobody tell me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"