Thursday, May 12, 2005

I think I just witnessed the last of the children moving home from college. Kelli has lived here since Christmas and has been working at Citibank but she had an apartment in Vermillion, SD and their lease is up this week end soooo she has been bringing her stuff home. This girl has more mirrors shelfs and pillows than any one girl should have. I thought Nicki was the queen of stuff but Kelli out did her I believe!! We took some stuff to sister Cheri's in Yankton and she brought 17 carloads here. She cleaned her room yesterday afternoon and last night went and got that final load in Vermillion last night. Well anyone who has moved a time or two knows what the final load is really full of s--t that is stuff that you could live without if you never knew you forgot it!! I shouldn't have to witness this again until grandchildren go off to college and the first one is Jerzy and he may be living with me and going to college sooo that basement may never be empty. I also know that boys only take Bart Simpson posters not pictures and mirrors and plants and pots and heavy furniture. In some ways it is sad and in many ways it is hard to believe that we are at the last of our kids going off to college well I know we have Becki but she is in Fort Collins and living in a house so that is kind of different. Yes I still have a room full of stuff of Becki's since she moved home a few years ago that is why Kelli had to go to Yankton with her over flow!! Becki is going to be 25 years old on the 22nd of May whew that seems to have moved fast also. How can I be only 39? They say time flies when you are having fun and that must be the truth. I am very fortunate to have such great kids they have been a blessing! We have had so many great moments yes including the moves from apartment to apartment and state to different state. We love them all!!!

2 comments:

Becki said...

Mom,
You are soo sweet! Thanks for admitting to me being your child, let alone saying you are proud. I am proud of my ever so generous, patient, compassionate Mother, too!
I have found that the more you move, the less sh't you have in your last load of belongings. Really, I bet you'd be surprised at how much stuff I don't have...maybe that is because half of it is in the basement, huh! I leave it as a reminder of myself for you! Hey, remind me to tell you about my 25th birthday time capsule I made in 7th grade. It is in the box of memoribilia, and it is the only reason I am happy to turn 25. I will have to give you more details as to where is is located...

: the art of living : said...

25 is really not that bad. For 2 or 3 days, I felt like "Wow! 25?!" then I realized that 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 are in general all one big blur. I think turning 30 in 2006 will be cool-- although I prefer a celebration versus black balloons and over the hill sh&t. I'll die if anyone tries to pull that on me. Don't over the hill me, mister! :P