Empty Nest Blues

Bissell's Last Day at the Lake

It was strange to get up to an empty bedroom (no little girls sleeping on the floor), an empty house this morning, a leisurely beginning to the day.  Jill and family arrived home yesterday around 3:00, happy to be there, to see Coco.  Beth and Rami, I assume, spent the night in the Canadian side of Niagara Falls, and are on to Toronto and Montreal.  It's a bit overcast, rained some last night, a gentle rain, not the deluge that hit NYC yesterday, fortunately, and it was 62 degrees when I got up at 6:30.  For the first time in three weeks, I listened to NPR and then Morning Joe, catching up on the news, though I have to admit, I enjoyed not paying much attention to what was going on, via TV, though it was hard to avoid if you read the newspaper.  Just more of the same, blaming the other party, name calling, biased pundits, and an unwillingness to face reality.

At Bemus Point Casino

As I mentioned, we made amazing strides in cleaning yesterday, as the house is practically back to normal, the wash (all the towels and sheets) are washed, the yard in order, so we may have to think up something to do today to fill the emptiness, the lack of grandchildren.

Morning with the Girls

We are going over to Ron and Linda's for dinner, so that should be fun and fill in our large day after the kids left.  Having all of them here began to see like routine, like that's the way things are, then suddenly, they are gone, and it's back to our routine of just the two of us.  We must get back into walking, kayaking, doing things in the area.