Son

He's home! Been gone for a week and I can't believe how much I missed him.

I thought there would be a happy silence in the house. Both kids gone, parents able to do what we wanted. Truth is, this house almost echoes without our kids here. We complain that it's too small, but it was HUGE without them. Coming home to an empty house is much different than I thought it would be. I wasn't free. I still did all the things that I normally do, but now I did them all alone. No one to help. No one to teach.

The cats are not nearly as helpful as I had hoped. They're kind of useless. To tell you the truth, I think they're just using us for food and shelter.

My Little Man came home more exhausted than I've seen him in a very long time. But he looks good. And he shaved his head...mostly. He's sporting a mohawk until Monday when his Dad will shave it off. Check out the photo from tonight. I'll post another one of it spiked Sunday. I have tried to encourage self-expression. I always tell him, if he likes something, or wants to try it, it's ok with me. Hair grows out...eventually. Of course girls (most girls) have the short end of that stick, as well. We can't just shave our heads and start over.

Well, I did after 9th grade, but that wasn't self expression. That was rebellious teenage girl, hating her mother, never wanting another curl on her head kind of stuff. And it worked like a charm, btw. She hated it. I loved it. The fact she hated it made me love it more.

So, after a long day/week, I'm heading to the recliner to get some sleep before we totally stress out Sunday!

Sleep tight, my dears...whomever you may be.

(is it "whom-ever" ? I can never remember. Something about context and the subject and something...screw it! I'm gonna sleep now)
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