Backwoods Living with the Foxfire Woman

Empty Nest????

Although our oldest four kids are now adults, IÂ’ve yet been able to experience the empty nest syndrome.  Why is that?  Because one or another keeps coming back.  Daughter Dumpling (who just turned 21 last week) moved back in yesterday.

No job, no vehicle, just her collection of clothes and stuff.  So once again, the family is at three again and finding quiet time is already becoming a problem.  Normally I do all my writing, sitting on the couch in the living room with the laptop.  Now, it appears IÂ’ll have to move back to the desktop in the office.  Why?  LetÂ’s see, she sings to herself, the phone rings constantly (IÂ’m glad sheÂ’s popular, but sheeesh) and now she has a movie on.

Little does she know that soon, like tomorrow, IÂ’m putting her to work.  Dishes, no more will I be doing them, the same goes for laundry, vacuuming and dusting.  In a way, I should consider her return a blessing, as I really donÂ’t like doing those things anyway.  J

SheÂ’s talking about starting college this summer.  That will give us three in college at the same time, that should be interesting in itself, me thinks.

I do love her (and all my children) with a love I never thought I could experience before their births.  I just wish, that before they move back, they would give us more than a day or two notice.  Since we now only have the one extra bedroom now (the other converted to our offices), I donÂ’t know what IÂ’ll do if one of the others decides to come home too.

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{ 09:08, 2006-Jan-17 } { Posted by kayinpa }

With my four still litttle, it is even hard to imagine that stage of life! Enjoy!

Hi

{ 07:30, 2006-Mar-25 } { Posted by MyThreeDaughters }

Unfortunately it is quite real for me at the moment. Three in college wow. Mine started less than 2 months ago. Yes, it is nice not to have those little things on etc. but he did do his own laundry.