Mixed emotions

Can we say, "happy because most of the stuff is moved in"

Brandt made several trips to the car helping MeMe

move her things into this spacious beautiful updated

dorm room. Oh yes, I forgot it looks about the

same as when I lived there just a while back. Ok, it was

a little longer than just a while back but who is counting

years???

MeMe's comment about her room was just

a little negative especially when she is

generally very upbeat. "This is just an upgrade

from a jail cell."

I know I spend 18 years (several times over)

 trying to raise and teach

my kids to be responsible upstanding good people.

I hope they will always be contributing citizens to 

society.

I traveled down the road of parenthood 

and wondered

when the kids were young if I would survive.

 Then bam!!!!! 

I wake up one morning and 

low and behold they are grown. 

There is one side of the brain and heart that says

yes, yes, yes - we made it. 

But then there are a few of us in the

world that have a bladder that is attached

to our eyeballs and when I think

about the kids all being away I have a 

quiet teary melt down. 

How can that be? You spent all this time

preparing the kids to further their

education and live on their own. 

You should be thrilled, right?

Funny how your emotions play tricks on your mind. 

How can you be so happy and sad at the same time?

MeMe and Joel, Dad and I are so thrilled you are both

going to college and working on 

making a better life for yourselves!

We are proud of you!!