Daughter moves back in with mom and dad

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, … Read more

Mom discovers new self with family and son’s friends

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 … Read more