Melancholy Mommy
I thought I got a glimpse of my looming empty nest last autumn with the daughters away for their semester in England. But we knew they were returning for another semester and then they'd be here for the summer and yes, they'd be heading to graduate school in NC but it was not all that far away, was it?
But I can sense that their wings are fully stretched out now and they're now "flying" in North Carolina. I see them online most days but their time is filled and the chatting times and shared news about their days is not shared quite as often. Their presence in our family held off the melancholy for a few more years since the sons have been gone so long.
The daughters are now grown and going, and will soon be truly gone - into their own lives, no longer needing us. Needing me.
And on my days off, I find myself watching a small baby once again. She is going to grow too quickly, and although her mom perhaps cannot grasp how fast it will all take place....
Don't Blink
( 100 Years for the non-country music fans.)
*Note* No guilt necessary for growing up, girls! Isn't it great that I miss you both so much? And I remember many a day being glad that the days were passing and you all WERE growing up! But I am looking forward to Beach Week!
