PiCKLEBERRYPOP

We’re almost through our first month of a brand new decade, and already, there have been big changes in our lives. Who knew? It makes me glad that I entered into this big beautiful world of digital scrapbooking all those years ago. I can look back on my pages and remember how things were before the kids all started growing up and moving out. Yes, I’ve had one leave the nest, and now we’re down to two…

In a way, I’m glad my daughter has moved out. She’s gotta learn how to be out there on her own sometime, right? She’s 21, licensed, insured, has her own car, a job, going to school… NOT pregnant *knock on wood*. I did something right somewhere, and I just need to trust that will be enough to get her through. On the other hand, I don’t have to see any more eye rolling, worry about why she’s over an hour late getting home, fight for the washer & dryer, wonder why she can’t see the overflowing trash can or the pop she left on a living room table… or look at her pigsty of a room.

I wish I could say she was the neater of the 3, but, uh, nope. I can’t. It took her 3 trips to move out, and another 2 days for me to clean the room and turn it into a spare. Also, I had the boys move the elliptical in there from the garage so I would actually use it.

And I have, lol.

My 19 year old turned 20 last week, so I’ve lost another teenager to almost-adulthood. Last I heard, he plans to move out in March. To Minnesota.

But I’ll let him go, because it seems he needs to learn the hard way, and when he needs to move back in here, I’ll let him, lol.

The youngest turns 17 this weekend. This past week, he found out he was chosen for the Flight Academy program he applied for towards the beginning of the school year, and he’s REALLY excited. This means 8 weeks away from home during the summer, in a different state (most likely Arizona, we’re not sure yet), actually learning how to fly a real plane. If he passes, he gets a pilot’s license.

That is a scary thought on SO many levels, lol

So it’s been quite the year already, and it’s only January. Have you ever had things just hit you all at once? How do you handle major changes at your house? How do you keep from total losing it?

I spent a good deal of time last night just looking at my scrapbook pages and old photos… thankful for every single one of them, because they don’t stay little forever, unfortunately!