Letting Go
It seems such a long point till this time and this post. we all go thru hectic, busy times but it seemed that I just could not gather the oomph for a long while to write any post, far less about art and, i must admit, it was starting to get to me. with a boost from my friend nancy a couple of nights ago, here’s an update on life.
small yippee!
one of the things that has happened recently is my daughter’s transition into college.
oh my what a transition! but I was so very surprised at the extent that this event would affect me. i can honestly say that the last few weeks adjusting to her not being at home has been one of the hardest things i have had to endure.
i hear from friends who’ve experienced this already that it is far from being over but i feel i am coming out the other side (ehh). still tearing up when certain memories creep in or thoughts about our daily life that’s now different hits me. A new normal i have to learn to adjust to.
the crew
before we hit the road that friday i asked a neighbor to help us commemorate the day. the sillyness in this picture is so telling about us as a family. did NOT know, however, that hubby had fingers behind my head as well!!! also notice college student’s tongue sticking out. 
. the other 2 were totally oblivious to what was going on. Ha!
car packed to the tip top
should have been a sluggish car ride cause car was totally packed with no room to move. believe it or not connor was sitting right behind cheney in this shot..poor thing.
her place of residence for the next 4 yrs… 
cheney is adjusting well to life as a college student. just like she did when she was home, she checks in with me almost every day by phone…funnily enough, it’s the same time she did before…right after classes finish for the day.
one of the good things we’ve taken advantage of is getting her a camera for her pc so we can skype with her (another one of those words like “google” that’s turned into a verb).
it’s strange being in this big house with only 3 of us here now…fells like a cavern sometimes, especially when hubby is away on business and just 2 of us are here.
my only question to my mother after having experienced this all-consuming wave of emotion is why didn’t she ever tell me I would feel like this. in her wise Mavis voice , she said there would be no way to describe what would happen but knew when it did, that she would be there for me when i needed her.
WoW! and the baton has been passed on.
Oh Grace!! Sending you some hugs!! I know how very hard that is. I cried a lot when our daughter went college. From a farm girl to the literal center of downtown Chicago. Oh my!
I adjusted and then started asking dear son when he was leaving.
They are 6 yrs apart so as of now, I still have another year. heehee
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Chère Grace, I understand how you feel although our eldest son went to college right in our town, so he stayed at home. Now he is off and shares a flat with 3 other students. For several years he travelled/worked/studied abroad (Germany, Nigeria, NYC) and this is then that I found it so hard not to see him every morning at breakfast… and more
Our second son is still there for a few years though 
Love and hugs
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This brought tears to my eyes. Love the family portrait, am constantly amazed at how big my little cousins keep getting. sigh
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Thanks Joyce for my hugs…..it seems I’ve joined a new club for mothers and didn’t know it existed. It wonderful seeing our kids form their wings but oh so hard to let go the first time.
Thanks Isabelle….I’ve heard more from others who are either going thru or who have experienced this in the last couple of years and the support is wonderful.