When I dropped off my eldest child at college, I thought my heart was going to break. However, just a few weeks after that sad weekend, I had adjusted to and accepted the fact that my daughter was no longer a permanent member of my household. Here are a few tips to help you adjust…
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SCROLL DOWN TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN WIN A $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE FROM CAMPUSQUILT.COM My daughter kept a lot of things for a long time when she was growing up. Sheet music from songs she sang in show choir, book reports, ribbons, trophies…you name it, Katie saved it. When she left for college, I…
What happens next: my children are coming home
To my readers- Beginning today, I am taking a brief break from blogging. I’ll be silent for about ten days. But I’ll be thinking a lot about what I want to say when I return to my blog – because my nest will no longer be empty. What does this mean for me? It means…
Just look at yourself
I’ve been scanning pictures for a few days again, after taking a few months off. A daunting task, to be sure – there are hundreds and hundreds of prints that need to be identified and filed. It can’t be done all at once – a few days here, a few days there. But it…
Sailing Away on Her Last Spring Break
How can it be? How is it possible that my little girl is nearly done with college, and setting sail on a cruise through the Caribbean for her final spring break…ever? How can she be nearly twenty-two…wasn’t I just twenty-two a few minutes ago? I remember my big spring break trip – for $168, we…
How Did We Ever Get Through College? A Boomer’s Lament
Last night, I was talking with my daughter Katie, a senior in college. We were chatting about the tv shows she’d been watching – and she mentioned the fact that she didn’t have a DVR. WELL! Can you imagine? No DVR in college? It got me thinking about all the things I didn’t have back…
Landing the Helicopter and Loving my Son
He’s had an easy life, but his life hasn’t been easy. Do I contradict myself? Not really. While we gave him every bit of support, love, and encouragement two parents could give, our son has had challenges in his 19 years that, for better or worse, complicated things. They may be no more or less…
Why I Fell in Love With Frank Sinatra
We all have soundtracks of our lives. During my teen years there were hours spent listening to the same record album over and over, sometimes even the same song, convinced that the artist had written the lyrics especially for me. ”OHMYGOSH” my friends and I would shriek. That’s EXACTLY how I feel!!!!” Neil Young,…
A Mother’s Wish for her Daughter’s Dreams
We were in Boston for Parent’s Weekend, visiting our daughter Katie, who is a senior this year. Most seniors don’t have parents visit for Parent’s Weekend – after 3 years in college, it seems kind of silly to be the wide-eyed visitors, which we really weren’t. But Katie wanted us to meet her friends, some…
The Return of the Empty Nest
Tomorrow, my daughter Katie returns to Boston University to start her senior year. The fact that she’s a senior in college is almost too much for me to believe. Not that I ever had any doubt that she’d succeed in college – she’s the kind of person who sets her mind on a goal and…
