First Week at Home as Empty Nesters.

Well, this was the first week we were at home without Phil and Amanda living here.

Last Thursday we took Amanda to NNU to attend college, we met Phil in Nampa as he drove there from staying in Kansas for the summer. We had a pretty good weekend in Idaho, it was busy with getting the kids all settled in their new spaces. We made multiple trips to Target and Wal-mart for items we needed and or forgot to bring.  But overall, it was a good weekend, I was trying to not get too sad or stressed out, I was putting on the brave Mom face to help the kids not be too worried about how I was doing.  It was hard, I just wanted to hug them alot and just spend alot of time with them.  I didn't even see my brother or sister and their families, It was so important to me to get the kids situated  so they felt as they started school on Tuesday that they were ready to go.  They both have big schedules this semester and it will take alot of time to keep up on their classes.  I am so excited for them both to be their together.  As well as for Amanda to have Aimee to lean on when she needs to.  I know it is comforting to me for them to all be there together as well as for Phil and Aimee to be there to support Amanda.  

As for me.....I have been busy this week getting the house organized, working on High School cluster groups, my college gals and Joy Bible studies as well as getting together with my friend Jamie to do some sewing for her.  So I know things will be a challenge sometimes, I have battled a bit this week with feeling lonesome, but Bill knows I have may feel this way and has made a great effort to come home for lunch or meet me for lunch, and then tonight he made dinner and took me out to go get ice-cream.  We are planning to start walking again in the evenings, but it was windy tonight.  I want to start to go back to the club and start to work out again, getting into shape is a big priority for me....I really feel slumpy!  I know that is not really a word, but it is a mix of frumpy and sluggish=slumpy!  Then i would love to just take time to work on my scrapbooking, I have so many photos of the kids that need to be organized and put into albums.  

So really, I have lots to do, but when I am home alone, and Bill is at work and the pets are sleeping... I think to myself, I really miss hearing the kids, and talking to them face to face.  But for now I will settle with talking to them thru texting and facebook... I hope to be able to I-chat soon!

That would be great to see their lovely faces!

So here is a update....a positive update, and i am proud of me for not being so gloomy this week.

Amanda's going to College.....

Well, today we are packing.....lots of packing, fitting it all in and taking Amanda off to college.  This is a weird day for me....I am happy, but really sad at the same time.  Hard to process right now.  

But Amanda is excited and nervous at the same time, she is busy getting all her clothes together, her camera stuff, all her decorating items, and every essential she may need.  That is so hard, but she is doing a great job! I on the other hand am having a hard afternoon. Why?  Well, it is all seeming a bit overwhelming to me right now.  My media room is empty, because we gave the sofa to Phil to use in his apartment.  So now it will be a crafting room/exercise room/guest  room....and whatever else we want it to be, maybe a media room again but there isn't anything to sit on but a rocking chair, an exercise bike or floor pillows.  So that will be our new project. 

Anyway....i just needed to blog I guess, writing down my thoughts on all this is maybe the best thing to do. 

Phil left alot of his stuff here, and we are left to pack it up, and not really knowing what he REALLY wants and what he wanted to give away...like alot of clothes, So he will have to go thru that next weekend.  We have his essentials and that will be okay for now.

I will blog again when I get back from taking my baby to college, and seeing my son the "senior" in college after he has been away ALL summer long! I miss him greatly, and I pray he and Aimee will have a safe and uneventful drive back to Idaho. 

So long for now....

So much stuff!

WEll, we are trying to wade thru what to pack and what not to pack......really there is soooo much stuff!

As well as we have all Phil's stuff, of which it is all over the entire media room right now....washing  things that have packed in the garage, tying to figure out what he was to keep and what he didn't want anymore.....ugh! too much stuff!

Recently we went thru some boxes in the garage....and came across several boxes that had old clothes in them, good clothes just not needed any more.....and I thought to my self, " we have too much stuff!" 

So the answer is to give it away, sell it or throw it away....so that will be my task starting next week.  Weeding out the stuff and keep what is important, meaningful and valuable! 

That is.....after we take Amanda to college and take all the stuff.  We will see what Phil sends back with us and what he keeps.  It will be nice to get rid of some clutter, to tidy things up a bit!  But really it will be just a facade to keep me busy so I don't get to missing my kids so much!

So here's to cleaning closets, and cabnets and getting rid of some of the stuff so we can see the things that mean something to us!  

I will let you know how it goes......

updates....

Okay, I haven't written on my blog for over a month....why?  Well, actually I really have wanted to do it, but to sit down and write hasn't taken precedence.  But if you noticed, I did update my picture...so you can look at a lovely photograph taken by my favorite photographer.  a.cherie photography. {Amanda} If you are interested in seeing more of her wonderful and amazing pictures you can click on the following link.  

www.flickr.com/photos/hellocherie/

If you haven't seen her work, I highly encourage you to check it out.  She created her own business this summer and has sold several photographs as well as senior portrait sessions. She is an amazing natural light photographer as well as a artist.  I love her style! She has a eye for the unique, and the different.  

Well, I will write more later, but for now I leave this thought with you, " Creativity Never sleeps"