They have all departed...the four, plus one puppy. It is quiet, there is less stuff all over, and I have started to put order (my order) back into my life. I loved it! We had fun, built new memories, talked about old memories, they seemed to fight less (at least in my presence), and I think for the most part fun was had all around. And as great as it is for all to be here, the calm after the departure is nice too. Even though they are all self-sufficient adults, it is still demanding to be Mom to the 4!
D2 and M2 are engaged!! A pleasant surprise, and fitting in some small way that their announcement (finally) was made as Mr. CP and I celebrated 40 years together. I hope all that and more for them, as they begin their "officially committed" life together. And we get to be part of another wedding!!! Great fun!
It will take awhile until the sheets and towels are washed, folded, and put away. Tomorrow I will wash puppy nose prints off the french doors--which reminds me of Sammie, and how much a part of "us" she was when "the 4" were all at home. I will frame some of the pictures, sweep up the crumbs, de-sticky the bar, and try to get rid of the mosquitoes that everyone kept letting in. By Friday you will not see any traces of the chaos of the last three days---
and I will return to tending my gardens until they come again--in ones, twos, three's or more. That is why we bought a "party house"! It serves us well.
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