In 2003, I adopted my boys, and my life changed almost overnight. I went from quiet evenings, Lean Cuisine, walks at the park with a dog or two, to, hmm, I don't want to say chaos, but it definitely was a lot noisier and busier. And I liked it. A lot.
For the most part, my boys are kind of homebodies. They are much more apt to have friends over here than go to someone else's house for a night or weekend. I like it that way. I like having kids around. I like the noise- the pounding up and down the stairs for food, the rap songs they compose on Garage Band, and the laughter. I like knowing where my kids are and what they are doing.
Tonight, though, both boys are across town at a friend's house. Aside from the dogs racing madly in and out, the house feels really, really quiet. I'm watching the CU game. And reading. And doing laundry.
But it's really quiet. And I don't like it. Not one little bit.
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Hi-I'm watching the CU game too, & crossing my fingers. I understand about your quiet. We've been empty nesters for quite a while now, & it's pretty quiet here sometimes. The tv seems to be on more than usual. I like the way you talked about the boys' chaos-happy chaos for sure. Children making noise is the best.
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