She Did It!! Our last baby girl graduated! She hated school from day one and couldn’t wait to be done. She worked her ass off to get here and we are so extremely proud of her! She is taking the summer off, reluctantly and going to start college classes when school starts.
It feels weird that the last baby is starting college in the new school year. We’ve been in the school line, PTA, teacher/parent meetings and first days for so long. It doesn’t seem right that we no longer have any of that happening in the future! I guess I could ask our older daughter if she could do a teacher/grand-parent meetings for us, she’s homeschooling our grandkids. HaHa!
I keep looking at the baby of family and thinking “How the hell did she turn 18, graduate high school and sign up for college so fast?” I’ve juggled being the involved mom, owning a business and being “Me”, not just a wife & mom for so long. I don’t know how to feel about this free time. I am still very much involved in my kids lives, they still live at home but, they are grown. They have jobs, going to college and have their own lives now.
No one talks about what moms do when all this kid and school stuff goes away. I’ve traveled with my husband a few times when he travels for work in the last two months, it’s be so much fun. But, I feel like I’m missing something when I leave the kids at home. Like I’m going to miss a school function or I won’t be there to help them with a school project. I literally have to remind myself they are older, they are grown so to speak and it just feels weird!
When I start thinking, let’s enjoy summer it will be over so fast, let’s take full advantage of this time! I am quickly reminded that even after summer, the kids will still be grown. Still living their own lives! Some days it’s a hard pill to swallow, some days it’s exciting and some days, it makes me a little sad!
I will lie and say I never said this but….the baby will still call me when she’s hanging out with friends. She’ll text just to tell me she misses me and loves me. She’ll text me pictures of her and her friends to tell me about the fun things they are doing. Or about something funny that happened. It makes my heart smile every time!!
We had family in town last month for her graduation. And we took them all over our home state and over into South Dakota to see Mont. Rushmore and Custer State park. We were non-stop for three weeks but, it was worth all the lost sleep and sore muscles. My husband was even able to get some time off and spend it with the family.
So, hubby and I have been talking about what we want to do now. We’ve thrown different ideas around, we’ve talked about different states and all the things we can do without having to “worry” about the kids. I say “worry” because, let’s be honest as a mom we will always worry about our kids, no matter how old they get. We have some travel planned for this summer and we are excited to get some time away, just the two of us!
What my husband doesn’t know…I’ve been planning to travel as much as possible for the rest of my life. In a 5th wheel. Wherever we wanna go. To see whatever we wanna see. To visit the grandkids as much as we want. To see the mountains, lakes, rivers and beaches! I’ve been planting this little seed for a while and it’s staring to grow…
He has sent my links to a couple 5th wheels that he likes. I’ve sent him a few links of the ones I like and we have compared many 5th wheels we both like. We have a small list of must haves, like a bunk for the grandkids and a “porch” on the back. He travels for work quite a bit and I want to be able to go with him.
Most of our marriage he has traveled for work. We just celebrated 23 years. From the oilfield to owing our own trucking company, he’s been all over the US and it’s time to slow down a little. With his job I can and have traveled with him but, staying for one/two weeks in a hotel or Air B&B isn’t as fun as it sounds. It gets old quick. Being able to get a good nights sleep in our own bed is worth buying a 5th wheel. HaHa!
We have family in FL, KY, OK, NC, GA and it would be so awesome to be able to go visit more. And to be able to be with family for big moments would be amazing. We have lived 2300 miles away from family for 16 years now. The grandkids are quickly growing up and being able to see them more would be amazing! As we get older, we want to spend more time with the family. We want to watch the grandkids grow and enjoy watching it.
We have some planning to do and we have some decisions to make. But, it will all be about the family and enjoying as much time with them as we can!
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