Tough Day
This has been one of the hardest days of my life. I have of course sent three boys off to college, had one get married and move off to Ohio temporarily. My oldest now lives across town and my middle son five minutes away. And although I know once he and Petyon are married that they too will one day move away due to the nature of her job, I haven’t had to face that yet. Today, I sent my youngest and his fiancé off to a new life in Austin, Texas. This is not the same. They aren’t there temporarily. It seems like only yesterday he was knee high, following me around with his passie in his mouth. My little shadow. How did this happen so fast? I always knew they would all leave the nest one day, of course. But I never expected it to happen so fast. I blinked, and here I am. Scott said he was sure my parents felt the same way when he took me off to Ft. Worth and I am sure they did. I’ve never lived in my hometown again since. If anyone thinks it is easy to never be able to move back “home...