Our boy came home from college last night. With his laundry. And with his wonderful sense of humor. He came home for a dentist appointment he had this morning But I know he really wanted to see me — he misses me. alot. So he uses the dentist as an excuse to come visit … Read More
16 years. The number of years we experienced life with kids in school. Sixteen years of helping with homework (and enduring homework tears), going to parent-teacher conferences, packing lunches, signing permission slips, volunteering in classrooms, doing school projects, going on field trips, proms, homecoming, danceline, plays, sporting events, band concerts, graduation open houses, chaperoning dances, … Read More
Life as an empty nester
With a semi-empty nest (college students still come home) — the evenings are quiet…. Even though we miss our kids, we aren’t complaining. Quiet is good. After dinner we poured a glass of wine, and sat by the fire and talked. With the busy weekend behind us, and the week still ahead — it was … Read More
Alone again
The plight of a “first stage” empty nester is that the nest is not permanently empty. Stage One empty nesters are those with children away at college — who leave – return – leave – return – leave – return for months – leave…..you get the idea. They are gone, but not really. We like … Read More