That is so funny! You have lots to celebrate. You are home with your familyWill try to restrain myself a little bit the one day we have nothing to celebrate.
One day we will all be able to look back on these days. I'm so glad you got to go home to be with your familyFace hurt from laughing so much.
What a good feeling that must have been, LaMa.Burned some teen mementos and watched the tears and heartache go up in smoke. Strange (but nice!) to not feel saddened by it all. I am not that terrified kid anymore. Life is so much better now,
That's a nice way of describing it. It did feel a little like closing a door that had been jammed in an annoying position for years and finding it suddenly closed smoothly.I feel you about the rituals of growth...
I can't remember who said it originally but it became something of a standard expression in our house:I love having our family home but also love it when all's quiet again.
That is so true! I also really miss them when they're gone, but that settles down too xoI can't remember who said it originally but it became something of a standard expression in our house:
Kids make you doubly happy: when they come visit and when they leave.