Saturday, December 19, 2009

Growing Up and Away

I am stashed away in my bedroom, computer open in my lap, Fritz sprawled across my legs. Kidlet is downstairs in front of a roaring fire with her boyfriend. Yup -- she has a real life boyfriend now. Her very first - the official memo that my baby is growing up.

Time is forever serving up new changes and evolutions. I can feel the cosmic shift and soon my universe will look quite different. In the next nine months I could very well become an empty nester - just hubby and the dog and I. The house will be quiet and cleaner! No more aromatic hockey bag lodged in the front foyer. We'll only need three litres of milk instead of nine every week. I'll probably only have to do 2 loads of laundry and a jar of peanut butter will last for months -- not to mention the ice cream! Kidlet's bedroom floor will reappear and there won't be any wet towels slung over the bannister to dry.

But for now, I still have my little girl here, at home .... in front of fire with her boyfriend. Time to unleash Fritz the yappy schnauzer for a recon mission.

2 comments:

  1. My eldest gets home from his job in London on Wednesday night. And I can't wait for the ensuing choas!
    And the youngest well..... he'll be back before I know it, is what I keep telling myself. And then I'd better make sure the supplies of cheese and peanut butter are in!
    xx

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  2. So cute...I guess this is what I have to look forward to in 18 years? Oh god, that makes me feel so old lol.

    Jen

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