The nest may be empty but hopefully never the home.

Our youngest moved into an apartment a couple of weeks ago. Our daughter is in graduate school in Georgia and has been on her own for over a year. Of course we miss "the kids" and they are never out of our thoughts but there must be some advantages to having just the two of us at home now. Hmmm. . .Let's see. . . Fewer people to cook for? No, our son was often at work during our meal times. Two fewer cars? Yes, no more doing the "Brown shuffle" in the driveway while our neighbors look on and shake their heads but hey, it wasn't so bad! Lower utility bills? hmm, ok that remains to be seen. For a while I was really looking forward to this day. Mainly though it was just wanting our kids to have their own lives & responsibilities. Now I'm wondering who has the bigger adjustment, us or them?

This came in my email today and speaking of utility bills . . . .all cat lovers will really enjoy this short video.