Let's face it, it is a very weird thing when your house starts to dwindle in numbers as your kids head off to college. I did pretty good this past fall, maybe partially cause it was a busy time and maybe because just like when your pregnant and are up all night trying to figure out how to sleep, then you learn you will never sleep again, high schoolers start to not be around as much so you kinda get use to not having them around for dinner and such. So yep...did fine. And you know also know how much I love LAUNDRY...and let me tell you with two less boys......(don't need to say much more)
So Saturday home they come. I must admit for some reason, I was very excited to see them. I know it sounds weird saying I was actually excited to see my children, so let me rephrase that....I was actually surprised how excited I was to see my boys....ok still not really coming out right but maybe you understand.
And for a brief amount of time it just felt normal...normal like...you guessed it I have TWO MOUNTAINS OF LAUNDRY....there are kids shuffling around, in and out, a few extras as it use to be... and yes I am still yelling at them to get up! NORMAL....yep very NORMAL! well until a few brief encounter with the boys over GOING HERE GOING THERE every MINUTE of every night....and NOW of course THAT THEY ARE IN COLLEGE surely convinced that they can come and go as needed....THEIR NEEDED!
Yep pretty sure every parent that sends their kids off to college has dealt with the situation that THEY COME BACK!!!!!
So now it seems to be the rules that "NO NEED TO WORRY, I HAVE BEEN TO COLLEGE" or "I DO IT ALL THE TIME AT COLLEGE", or....your getting the point...well or! I AM 19 (WHICH is a lie he is only 18)(soon to be doesn't count) and let us parents face the fact that yelling back WHO pays the BILLS really truly gets you NO WHERE!!!
And last night was NO different...and I am getting truly prepared for the weekend of the same topics of conversation.....HELP!!!!
And lets face it again, for the MILLIONTH HUNDREDTH GAZILLION-TH time....I remember these conversations with my own mom and DAMN IT (sorry there are no other words) SHE WAS RIGHT!!!!...argh....
So I think I understand when people say it gets easier...YA THINK!! YOU TRULY are just ready to kick them out the door...go back to your quiet simple life, where you wake each morning and are just glad they haven't called for bail money. And I know the laundry pile will soon shrink again..... and then (and probably only then) will I remember how very much I enjoyed having my "BOYS" home...and what a wonderful evening I had having dinner and decorating the tree, with all their funny stories, and how sweet it was that Anna was miffed that Evan got to put the angel on top of the tree.... and JUST HOW TRULY GREAT the whole evening was and how it felt...
(Bob got to get in on the decorating fun!
not sure how swords got into the tree action
how I felt until, COLLEGE KIDS HAD TO GO OUT as soon as we were done!!!!!
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