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Daughter moves back in with mom and dad

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I was nervous. Our Katie was moving back home after five years of college. I was nervous for many reasons. Mostly, Dave and I had gotten used to our empty nest status. It wasn’t as if Katie never came home when she was at school, but those were short visits, she visited with friends and, except at night, she just wasn’t home all the time. Summers she had traveled. Why not, it was her money. Between scholarships, working, saving and what we were able to afford, she could afford to travel during her summers and we encouraged her. After all, … Read more

Mom discovers new self with family and son’s friends

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We were on our way to the lake house. We tried to get up there at least once a month and usually for a week during the summer. This was our summer week. This week was kind of special as our daughter Carlie was home after her first year away at school. At 18 it had been a big year for her and we were excited to have her to ourselves. I was looking forward to the break. My husband Jim ran a successful construction business and I did the books and tried to do the scheduling. It had been … Read more