Not us, we're staying put. It would be a monumental task for us to move out of our home after almost 25 years.
Our kids.
Our son and his amazing girlfriend, along with their two GSDs have moved back to Paxton. We couldn't be happier. It's wonderful to see them every few days and to be able to share our lives more.
Finding them a home that would allow their sweet pups was a challenge. Then, when we found one (this is the collective we, btw.) it was in need of a lot of work, which the landlords did. However, this meant the four of them had to live with the five of us for a week. Five adults, four German Shepherds (one a puppy), one house. You get the picture!
After a month, they are now fairly settled in, although they appear to have an unwanted roommate - a mouse. I expect he/she will be leaving shortly.
Now, it's our daughter's turn! She moves out on Saturday. It's stressful.
She's only moving to Champaign, so I'm not worried about losing touch with her, we will still see her and I hope so comes home often, but it's still stressful.
I'm worried and excited all at the same time. I want this adventure for her, I want her to keep moving forward with life, trying new things, making new friends etc. I also know how scary it can be.
Planning out her time, budgeting her money, buying her groceries will all be hard things to do. She won't have me nagging her to clean her room anymore, or asking her to do chores around the house. Those will all be things that are up to her, to do or not do, on her own schedule. I hope she enjoys her freedom (not that she hasn't already got a lot of that), but I also hope she still calls me and asks for my advice on what to wear for this or that, or how do I make some meal or another, or just to chat.
My daughter is one of my best friends and its always hard when friendships move into a new season.
I'm sure we will adjust and our friendship will grow stronger for it. Like all things, it will take time.
Then there's the question of what do my husband and I do with only the two of us in the house?
It's been a long time, 23 years. That's going to take some getting used to too. It will be a new season for us as well. Good thing we like each other :)
I'll be glad when all of this moving is done, when we all settle into our new routines and our lives turn out to be as busy as ever.
